Numerical research on heat transfer enhancement of a phase change thermal energy storage device

Provides a new method based on aluminium foil to improve heat transfer in the latent heat storage unit, performs two-dimension numerical simulation by software, and obtains the phase interface position, the temperature distribution, the surface heat flow and the time for complete solidification. The results show the effects of the geometrical parameters of aluminium foil and heat conductivity of PCM on heat transfer enhancement.