Table 1.
Thermophysical Properties of Paraffin Phase Change Material (PCM).
Fig 1.
Schematic of Spherical PCM Encapsulation and Solar-TES System Integration.
Fig 2.
Diagram of experimental setup.
Table 2.
Operating Conditions and Thermophysical Properties for Heat Storage/Release Experiments.
Table 3.
Specifications of Experimental Equipment.
Fig 3.
Arrangement of temperature measurement points of solar phase change energy storage heat exchanger device.
Fig 4.
Temperature measurement point markers for local simulation of solar phase change energy storage heat exchanger unit.
Fig 5.
Inlet and Outlet Air Temperature Profiles During Thermal Storage (Hot Fluid: 112°C).
Fig 6.
Transient Temperature Distribution in PCM Spheres During Thermal Storage: (a) Wall Surface, (b) Core Region.
Fig 7.
Heat release experiment inlet and outlet air temperature variation with time.
Fig 8.
Wall temperature versus time for phase change spheres in heat release experiments.
Fig 9.
Plot of sphere center temperature versus time for phase change spheres in heat release experiments.
Fig 10.
Thermal Power Decay During (a) Heat Storage and (b) Heat Release Processes.