Abstract
AbstractNatural convection and melting of ice as a phase change material dispersed with copper nanoparticles are numerically investigated. Square cavity filled with nano‐mixture (Cu−ice) subjected to sinusoidal temperature distributions from the hot bottom boundary. The phase change process and heat transfer are formulated and solved using the enthalpy‐based lattice Boltzmann method. Home‐built numerical code is developed and validated. The effect of Rayleigh number (Ra = 104, 105, and 106) and copper nanoparticle concentration (ϕ = 0%, 1%, 3%, and 5%) on the flow characteristics and thermal performance of NePCM during the melting process is examined. According to the numerical results, the melting and charging times decrease by increasing the Rayleigh number. It is also observed that increasing the volume fraction of nanoparticle decrease melting time by up to 10%.
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