Experimental Studies On Spherical Capsule By Using Different Fin Geometry

Abstract

Now a days conventional energy sources are depilated in a faster way, to meet the increasing demand of energy so many researches are paying attention towards the renewable energy sources. Thermal energy storage system is one of the important energy conservation system in which PCM is used to store the thermal energy. The present paper studies the performance of circular fins which are encapsulated in a spherical capsules, which are filled with different types of PCM?s. Water is used as heat transfer fluid in a thermal energy storage tank. Simulations of charging and discharging process are performed and the results are obtained.