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Phase Change Materials (PCM) containment model
Posted 21.02.2012, 12:12 GMT-5 Fluid & Heat, Heat Transfer & Phase Change, Geometry, Materials Version 4.0a 0 Replies
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I am a 3rd year undergrad student in the UK. My individual project is on PCMs for multi-functional spacecraft structures. At the moment I am trying to model the containment of a PCM by using a simple, hollow cylinder made from Aluminium. It will be filled with a solid PCM. I am trying to model the thermal stresses (and expansion) on the Al container as the PCM expands (changes from solid to liquid) due to a heat source of 10W for 25 mins. I will assume that the PCM absorbs all of that heat for now. Please could someone suggest a method of approaching and implementing this model on COMSOL Multiphysics 4.0a. Thank you very much in advance.
Kind regards,
Shrivar Mohan
Hello Shrivar Mohan
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