Experimental investigations into thermal performance of phase change emulsion in a fin-and-tube heat exchanger

Wei, Cai; Shao, Jingjing; Darkwa, Jo

Abstract

Phase change emulsions (PCMEs) are always identified as potential working fluids that could be used to reduce circulating pump energy consumption in chill water air conditioning systems. But how PCME behaves in a fin-and-tube heat exchanger is still unclear, which limited the application of such material. The paper focused on experimental studies of performance of a novel PCME, named as PCE-10, in a fin-and-tube heat exchanger. The research analyzed heat transfer and flow behavior in fin-and-tube heat exchangers and the experimental results are compared with numerical studies published. Both studies showed that PCE-10 had its advantages as a cold storage medium, as PCE-10 did help to improve the heat transfer rate of heat exchanger by factor of 1.1-1.3 at the same flow rate compared with water.

Citation

Wei, C., Shao, J., & Darkwa, J. (2023). Experimental investigations into thermal performance of phase change emulsion in a fin-and-tube heat exchanger. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 18, 175–183. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctad001

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 23, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Mar 24, 2023
• Publication Date: 2023
• Deposit Date: Mar 27, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 27, 2023
• Journal: International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies
• Print ISSN: 1748-1317
• Electronic ISSN: 1748-1325
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 18
• Pages: 175–183
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctad001
• Keywords: phase change emulsion; fin-and-tube heat exchanger; heat transfer; flow behavior; experimental study
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/18996221
• Publisher URL: https://academic.oup.com/ijlct/article/doi/10.1093/ijlct/ctad001/7084007?login=false