Lai Zhichao Yang Yingying Chen Siyuan Zheng Mingjie Li Jiayou Wu Weidong.Design and Heat-Transfer Characteristics of Phase-Change Thermal-Storage Heat Exchanger for Solar Heating Systems[J].Journal of Refrigeration,
Lai Zhichao Yang Yingying Chen Siyuan Zheng Mingjie Li Jiayou Wu Weidong.Design and Heat-Transfer Characteristics of Phase-Change Thermal-Storage Heat Exchanger for Solar Heating Systems[J].Journal of Refrigeration,DOI:10.12465/issn.0253-4339.20250915004. CSTR: XXXXX.XX.XXX.20250915004.
Design and Heat-Transfer Characteristics of Phase-Change Thermal-Storage Heat Exchanger for Solar Heating Systems
To address the intermittency and instability of solar energy, this study applies industrial-grade paraffin as a phase-change material (PCM) to the field of solar thermal acquisition and heating. An experimental study was conducted to investigate the heat-transfer performance of a finned-tube phase-change thermal-storage heat exchanger under various operating conditions. Specifically, the effects of different inlet water temperatures (45 ℃ and 55 ℃) and flow velocities (0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 m/s) on the fluid's axial temperature distribution, outlet water temperature, and heat-transfer capacity were analyzed. Quantitative calculations were performed for both the instantaneous and total heat-transfer amounts. This study systematically reveals the effects of flow velocity and inlet temperature on the thermal behavior of a phase-change thermal-storage heat exchanger. The results provide experimental evidence and theoretical reference for the development of solar-energy supply–demand regulation devices.
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