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Thermal energy storage is increasingly needed in a sustainable world because of its potential of capturing waste heat and being incorporated in solar power plants. For power generation, in particular, as turbine technology advances, a demand for higher temperature thermal ener ...

Periodic structures for melting enhancement

Observation of critical cell size and localized melting

The use of metallic periodic structures was considered for melting rate enhancement of a phase change material (PCM) contained in a rectangular enclosure isothermally heated from the side. The critical (optimized) cell size, or pore size, of a periodic structure with fixed por ...