@inproceedings{40f925a0213341c5aa008cd87f86c10a,
title = "Heat transfer enhancement in latent heat storage units",
abstract = "In the present work, latent heat thermal storage devices that use an array of fins are studied experimentally and theoretically. The thermal storage charging/discharging process is driven by a hot/cold heat transfer fluid (HTF) flowing inside the tube from which heat is conducted to the fins that are in contact with the bulk of the PCM inside a cylindrical shell, causing the PCM to melt/solidify. The present study focuses on a case in which the envelope of the unit is exposed to a heated environment and close-contact melting takes place on the upper surface of the fins. It is demonstrated that close-contact melting affects noticeably the melting rate and shortens the melting time considerably.",
author = "T. Rozenfeld and Y. Kozak and R. Hayat and G. Ziskind",
year = "2014",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.2514/6.2014-2127",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781624102813",
series = "AIAA AVIATION 2014 -11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.",
booktitle = "AIAA AVIATION 2014 -11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference",
note = "AIAA AVIATION 2014 -11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference 2014 ; Conference date: 16-06-2014 Through 20-06-2014",
}