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dc.contributor.author | Chilakapaty, Ankit Paul | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-01T17:50:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-01T17:50:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-12 | |
dc.date.submitted | January 2014 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | DISS-12974 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10106/24978 | |
dc.description.abstract | The demand for sustainable, energy efficient and cost effective heating and cooling solutions is exponentially increasing with the rapid advancement of computation and information technology. Use of latent heat storage materials also known as phase change materials (PCMs) for load leveling is an innovative solution to the data center cooling demands. These materials are commercially available in the form of microcapsules dispersed in water, referred to as the microencapsulated phase change slurries and have higher heat capacity than water. The composition and physical properties of phase change slurries play significant role in energy efficiency of the cooling systems designed implementing these PCM slurries. Objective of this project is to study the effect of PCM particle size, shape and volumetric concentration on overall heat transfer potential of the cooling systems designed with PCM slurries as the heat transfer fluid (HTF). In this study uniform volume heat source model is developed for the simulation of heat transfer potential using phase change materials in the form of bulk temperature difference in a fully developed flow through a circular duct. Results indicate the heat transfer potential increases with PCM volumetric concentration with gradually diminishing returns. Also, spherical PCM particles offer greater heat transfer potential when compared to cylindrical particles. Results of this project will aid in efficient design of cooling systems based on PCM slurries. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Agonafer, Dereje | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Mechanical Engineering | en_US |
dc.title | Optimal Design Variable Considerations In The Use Of Phase Change Materials In Indirect Evaporative Cooling | en_US |
dc.type | M.S. | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeeChair | Agonafer, Dereje | en_US |
dc.degree.department | Mechanical Engineering | en_US |
dc.degree.discipline | Mechanical Engineering | en_US |
dc.degree.grantor | University of Texas at Arlington | en_US |
dc.degree.level | masters | en_US |
dc.degree.name | M.S. | en_US |
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