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Numerical Investigation of the Thermal Behavior of a System with a Partition Wall Incorporating a Phase Change Material

by Nisrine Hanchi^*, Hamid Hamza, Jawad Lahjomri, Khalid Zniber, Abdelaziz Oubarra

Faculty of Sciences Ain Chock, Laboratory of Mechanics, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco

* Corresponding Author: Nisrine Hanchi. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Materials and Energy an Updated Image for 2021)

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2023, 19(5), 1227-1236. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2023.022530

Received 14 March 2022; Accepted 01 September 2022; Issue published 30 November 2022

Abstract

The work deals with the thermal behavior of a conventional partition wall incorporating a phase change material (PCM). The wall separates two environments with different thermal properties. The first one is conditioned, while the adjacent space is characterized by a temperature that changes sinusoidally in time. The effect of the PCM is assessed through a comparative analysis of the cases with and without PCM. The performances are evaluated in terms of dimensionless energy stored within the wall, comfort temperature and variations of these quantities as a function of the amount of PCM and its emplacement.

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