论文期刊

论文标题    Performance optimization of two-stage latent heat storage unit based on entransy theory
作者    YB Tao , YL He , YK Liu , WQ Tao
发表/完成日期    2014-10-01
期刊名称    International Journal of Heat & Mass Transfer
期卷    77
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论文简介    In order to enhance the performance of the latent heat storage (LHS) process and provide the criterion for the selection and match of the multistage PCMs, the effects of PCMs melting temperatures on the heat storage rate, entransy dissipation rate and heat storage quality were numerically analyzed based on the entransy theory. For the single stage LHS unit, although decreasing the PCM melting temperature can augment the heat storage rate, the lower melting temperature causes larger entransy dissipation and reduces the heat storage quality. The larger heat storage rate results in the larger entransy dissipation rate, which is accordant with the entransy dissipation extremum theory. For the two-stage LHS unit with reasonably matching the PCMs melting temperature, the heat storage rate can be augmented and the entransy dissipation rate can be reduced. Then the optimization for the match of the two-stage PCMs melting temperatures was performed based on the entransy theory. The results show that there is an optimal match of the two-stage PCMs melting temperatures to achieve the maximum heat transfer rate or the minimum entransy dissipation rate. And the formulas for the optimum two-stage PCMs temperatures were presented, which can provide the criterions for the selection and match of the PCMs.