Journal article
A Cartesian grid solver for simulation of a phase-change material (PCM) solar thermal storage device
Numerical heat transfer. Part B, Fundamentals, Vol.69(3), pp.179-196
03/03/2016
DOI: 10.1080/10407790.2015.1097106
Abstract
A Cartesian grid solver is developed that is capable of simulating the convection-dominated melting processes in a latent-heat thermal storage device (TSD). The Navier-Stokes equations are solved using a dynamically refined mesh. The phase boundary is tracked using the enthalpy method. Conjugate heat transfer is calculated with a strongly coupled implicit scheme. The approach does not require the creation of a geometry-specific grid, and so allows for efficient prototyping of different complex geometric designs. Systematic benchmarking of the results against other numerical approaches is conducted, followed by tests of two basic prototypes for the design of a TSD.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Cartesian grid solver for simulation of a phase-change material (PCM) solar thermal storage device
- Creators
- Mike Augspurger - Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, The University of IowaH. S Udaykumar - Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, The University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Numerical heat transfer. Part B, Fundamentals, Vol.69(3), pp.179-196
- DOI
- 10.1080/10407790.2015.1097106
- ISSN
- 1040-7790
- eISSN
- 1521-0626
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/03/2016
- Academic Unit
- Injury Prevention Research Center; Mechanical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984121864402771
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