Application of Soft Computing Techniques in Mechanical Engineering

Chapter 11 Numerical investigation on the melting and solidification of Bio-PCM having annulus eccentricity in horizontal double pipe thermal energy storage

Shubam Khajuria, Vikas and Ankit Yadav

Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh, India

DOI: 10.1201/9781003257691-11

Contents

1. 11.1 Introduction
2. 11.2 Literature review and objective
3. 11.3 Computational section
   • 11.3.1 Physical and numerical model
   • 11.3.2 Governing equations
   • 11.3.3 Boundary conditions and independence tests
   • 11.3.4 Model validation
4. 11.4 Results and discussion
   • 11.4.1 Melting and solidification
5. 11.5 Conclusions
6. Acknowledgements
7. Nomenclature
8. References

11.1 Introduction

PCM stores a huge amount of thermal energy (melting) and releases (solidification) ...