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Enhancing The Thermal Performance Of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage (LHTES) System Based Solar Heat Exchanger Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Approach

	International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development (IJSRED)	Full Text:
	Published Issue : Volume-3 Issue-5
	Year of Publication : 2020
	Unique Identification Number : IJSRED-V3I5P92
	Authors :Amit S. Kolekar, Sanjay V. Kadam
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Abstract :

Thermal energy storage systems had been gaining importance as these systems helps in conserving energy from the renewable energy sources such as solar energy source. The latent heat thermal energy storage system (LHTESS) include the phase change process in its working cycle. Phase change materials such as Paraffin wax will act as energy storage. In LHTESS, the charging process (PCM melting) absorbs the energy while the discharging process (PCM solidification) would release the energy. The thermal performance of the LHTESS is defined as the effective energy (heat) transfer mechanism between the PCM and the heat transfer fluid (HTF) such as water or air. There are multiple parameters that influence the thermal performance of the LHTESS such as number of fins, fin orientation, HTF flow and thermal conditions, system orientation etc. In order to predict the thermal performance of LHTESS, both experimental and numerical (CFD) approach had been used. In this journal, the recent research on the thermal performance enhancements on LHTESS had been summarised.