| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8120532 | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The effective dimensionless numbers on the thermal dynamics of a PCM wallboard were identified. Moreover, the impact of the change of those numbers on the time required for the wallboard to become fully charged was evaluated. This parametric study provided a tool to characterize the required thickness of a PCM wallboard which needs to be charged during the off-peak. The tool presents the Fourier number as a correlation of Biot number and Stefan number. Moreover, the impact of melting range on the charging time of a PCM wallboard was investigated.
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Authors
Arash Bastani, Fariborz Haghighat, Janusz Kozinski,