Phase Change Materials (PCM) are suitable for use in Thermal Energy Storage (TES) systems as they can store and release both sensible heat and latent heat during phase change. This investigation examines the thermophysical properties and heat transfer properties of a beeswax nanoemulsion during forced convection in a circular tube. First, the beeswax nanoemulsion was synthesized using surfactants and water, which possesses a relatively low viscosity to enhance pumpability, as well as a high beeswax percentage by mass for greater latent heat storage capacity. The test section was a circular stainless steel tube, 11.3 mm in diameter and heated uniformly using an Ohmic heating method. To determine the heat transfer coefficient, the inlet and exit nanoemulsion temperatures and tube wall temperatures were measured at several axial locations. The forced convection heat transfer coefficient results were first compared to water in order to verify the setup accuracy as well as the degree of success of the PCM in heat storage ability. The experimental results indicate suitable heat transfer coefficients for a stable beeswax nanoemulsion, making it a potential candidate for charging and discharging thermal energy in thermal storage applications.
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ASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
July 14–19, 2013
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Heat Transfer Division
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978-0-7918-5547-8
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Ryan Anderson,
Ryan Anderson
City College of New York, New York, NY
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Masahiro Kawaji,
Masahiro Kawaji
City College of New York, New York, NY
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Kenichi Togashi,
Kenichi Togashi
Kobe University, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
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Ravi Ramnanan-Singh
Ravi Ramnanan-Singh
City College of New York, New York, NY
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Ryan Anderson
City College of New York, New York, NY
Masahiro Kawaji
City College of New York, New York, NY
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Kenichi Togashi
Kobe University, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Ravi Ramnanan-Singh
City College of New York, New York, NY
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HT2013-17810, V001T01A023; 7 pages
Published Online:
December 21, 2013
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Anderson, R, Kawaji, M, Togashi, K, & Ramnanan-Singh, R. "Forced Convection Heat Transfer of a Phase Change Material (PCM) Nanoemulsion." Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. Volume 1: Heat Transfer in Energy Systems; Thermophysical Properties; Theory and Fundamental Research in Heat Transfer. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. July 14–19, 2013. V001T01A023. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2013-17810
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