Numerical analysis and experimental visualization of phase change material melting process for thermal management of cylindrical power battery

• Main Authors: Yang, Huan, Zhang, Hengyun, Sui, Yang, Yang, Chun
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142738
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Organic phase change materials (PCMs) have been of increasing interest in battery thermal management due to their high latent heat and excellent cycling stability. This paper reports both numerical analysis and visualization experiments for the melting process of paraffin PCM surrounding a cylindric...