Thermal management is one of the challenging areas in the view of shrinking device sizes requiring efficient cooling to take care of the thermal load. The shrinking size of devices requires efficient cooling for thermal load balance capabilities. This complicated requirement can be fulfilled with the help of Thermal Energy Storage (TES) systems. Phase Change Material (PCM) is one of the best examples of TES system. A detailed study on TES systems is required to improve the efficiency of the thermal management system. A heat exchanger filled with Phase Change Material (PCM) is a typical example of such a system. This paper presents an experimental investigation on Chevron Plate Heat Exchanger (CPHE) filled with an organic Phase Change Material (PCM) known as Pure Temp 29. Heat transferred by the flow of hot water (water temp \> 29 °C) leads to the melting of PCM while heat extracted by the flow of cold water (water temp \< 29 °C) leads to solidification in CPHE. Experiments were performed using two different temperature-controlled water baths maintained at different operating temperatures and mass flow rates. The temperature variation in the heat exchanger was performed using thermocouples brazed in the PCM volume of the heat exchanger. The study helps in identifying the improvement in heat exchanger performance when filled with PCM instead of water.


An Investigation on Chevron Plate Heat Exchanger Improvement Filled With Organic Phase Change Material

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Heat Transfer Summer Conference
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18th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels
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