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Effect of the inclination angles on thermal energy storage in a quadrantal cavity

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The flow and thermal behavior of the phase change material in a novel geometry, namely, quadrantal cavity, is investigated numerically. The influences of curved wall temperatures of 32, 37, and 42 °C, the initial sub-cooling temperatures of 5, 10, and 15 °C which are lower than ambient temperature, are examined previously. Inclination angles for the range from 0 to 360° on flow and thermal performances are carefully studied. It is found that the inclination angles affects dramatically not only the time of complete thermal energy storage but also convection currents. The best performance is obtained for an inclination angle of 225°.

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This study is financially supported by the Key Science and Technology Park Support Program of Guangzhou Municipal of China (Project No. 2008Z1-1061).

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  1. Key Lab. of Enhanced Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, People’s Republic of China

    Wei-Biao Ye, Dong-Sheng Zhu & Nan Wang

  2. School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

    Dong-Sheng Zhu

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Ye, WB., Zhu, DS. & Wang, N. Effect of the inclination angles on thermal energy storage in a quadrantal cavity. J Therm Anal Calorim 110, 1487–1492 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-011-2035-2

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