The dynamics of energy storage for paraffin wax in cylindrical containers | Zendy

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The dynamics of energy storage for paraffin wax in cylindrical containers

Author(s) -

Me A. S.,

Weber M. E.,

Mujumdar A. S.

Publication year - 1983

Publication title -

the canadian journal of chemical engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1939-019X

pISSN - 0008-4034

DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450610505

Subject(s) - paraffin wax , wax , materials science , thermal conduction , thermal conductivity , natural convection , heat transfer , convection , thermodynamics , convective heat transfer , thermal , mechanics , composite material , physics

Heat transfer rates were measured to a commercial paraffin wax undergoing freezing and melting in vertical cylindrical containers. Circular, square and axially‐partitioned cylinders were used. Natural convective motions were followed using tracer particles in a visual study of melting. Freezing fluxes were well predicted by a quasi‐steady conduction model. Melting fluxes were enhanced by natural convection. A melting model employing an effective thermal conductivity predicted melting fluxes satisfactorily.

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