Examining effects of special heat transfer fins designed for the melting process of PCM and Nano-PCM

In this study, a new heat transfer fins design, which may improve melting in thermal energy storage, is proposed. First, the melting process in the thermal energy storage without fins is discussed. Then, heat transfer fins are designed to allow the melting of the non-melting regions in TES. These fins are compared with the most widely used fin types in the literature. Melting processes of Base and Nano PCMs with different heat transfer fins are...