Structure Optimization of Longitudinal Rectangular Fins to Improve the Melting Performance of Phase Change Materials through Genetic Algorithm

Structure Optimization of Longitudinal Rectangular Fins to Improve the Melting Performance of Phase Change Materials through Genetic Algorithm

In this paper, the structural parameters of longitudinal rectangular fins used in a horizontal shell-and-tube latent heat storage unit (LHSU) are optimized to increase the melting rate of phase-change materials. The influence of natural convection on the melting process is considered. Due to the ext...

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Main Authors: Yang Xu, Hang Yin, Chen He, Yong Wei, Ming Cui, Zhang-Jing Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
phase-change material (PCM)
melting
heat-transfer enhancement
fin
computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
genetic algorithm (GA)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/24/9610

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