Numerical study of a multiple-segment metal foam-PCM latent heat storage unit: Effect of porosity, pore density and location of heat source
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Phase change materials; Latent heat storage; Multiple-segment porous medium; Melting; Non-equilibrium thermal model;All these keywords.
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