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A lattice Monte Carlo analysis of thermal transport in phase change materials

Fiedler, Thomas and Belova, Irina Veniaminovna and Ochsner, Andreas and Murch, Graeme Elliott (2010) A lattice Monte Carlo analysis of thermal transport in phase change materials. Defect and Diffusion Forum, 297-30 . 154 - 161. ISSN 1012-0386

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Abstract

Heat sinks enable the storage of energy that would otherwise be lost, thus ensuring significant energy-savings and fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Heat sinks also play the major role in the efficient temperature control of devices such as batteries. In principle, any material can act as a heat sink - traditionally, copper is used for many applications. However, copper is relatively expensive, has a high density and only a limited energy storage capacity. In contrast, a phase-change material (PCM) allows in effect an additional storage of energy through its phase change thus greatly increasing the achievable energy density. The aim of this work is the numerical analysis of the transient heat transfer in composite heat sinks containing phase-change materials. For the first time, a recently formulated Lattice Monte Carlo Method is applied to determine temperature distributions and the amount of energy transferred versus time in phase change materials.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:heat sinks, phase change material, transient heat transfer
Subjects:T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions:Mechanical Engineering
ID Code:22799
Deposited By: Narimah Nawil
Deposited On:08 Jun 2017 09:08
Last Modified:15 Mar 2018 01:39

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