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Numerical Study on the Thermal Performance of a Single U-Tube Borehole Heat Exchanger Using Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials

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  • Hossein Javadi

    (Information and Communication Technologies vs. Climate Change Group, Institute for Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera S/N, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • Javier F. Urchueguia

    (Information and Communication Technologies vs. Climate Change Group, Institute for Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera S/N, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • Seyed Soheil Mousavi Ajarostaghi

    (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol 47148-71167, Iran)

  • Borja Badenes

    (Information and Communication Technologies vs. Climate Change Group, Institute for Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera S/N, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

Abstract

To investigate the impacts of using nano-enhanced phase change materials on the thermal performance of a borehole heat exchanger in the summer season, a three-dimensional numerical model of a borehole heat exchanger is created in the present work. Seven nanoparticles including Cu, CuO, Al 2 O 3 , TiO 2 , SiO 2 , multi-wall carbon nanotube, and graphene are added to the Paraffin. Considering the highest melting rate and lowest outlet temperature, the selected nano-enhanced phase change material is evaluated in terms of volume fraction (0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20) and then the shape (sphere, brick, cylinder, platelet, blade) of its nanoparticles. Based on the results, the Paraffin containing Cu and SiO 2 nanoparticles are found to be the best and worst ones in thermal performance improvement, respectively. Moreover, it is indicated that the increase in the volume fraction of Cu nanoparticles could enhance markedly the melting rate, being 0.20 the most favorable value which increased up to 55% the thermal conductivity of the nano-enhanced phase change material compared to the pure phase change material. Furthermore, the blade shape is by far the most appropriate shape of the Cu nanoparticles by considering about 85% melting of the nano-enhanced phase change material.

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  • Hossein Javadi & Javier F. Urchueguia & Seyed Soheil Mousavi Ajarostaghi & Borja Badenes, 2020. "Numerical Study on the Thermal Performance of a Single U-Tube Borehole Heat Exchanger Using Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-30, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:19:p:5156-:d:423343
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