Study on the Effect of Hole Size of Trombe Wall in the Presence of Phase Change Material for Different Times of a Day in Winter and Summer

In this article, a numerical study is performed on a Trobme wall in a tropical city for two seasons, summer and winter. A <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>×&l...

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Autores principales: Yacine Khetib, Abdullah Alhumaidi Alotaibi, Abdullah H. Alshahri, Goshtasp Cheraghan, Mohsen Sharifpur, Josua P. Meyer
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5419ee75eb7f4291b2346ccb716d96382021-11-25T18:50:05ZStudy on the Effect of Hole Size of Trombe Wall in the Presence of Phase Change Material for Different Times of a Day in Winter and Summer10.3390/pr91118862227-9717https://doaj.org/article/5419ee75eb7f4291b2346ccb716d96382021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/9/11/1886https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9717In this article, a numerical study is performed on a Trobme wall in a tropical city for two seasons, summer and winter. A <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>×</mo><mn>1.5</mn><mo> </mo><mi mathvariant="normal">m</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> Trobme wall with a thickness of 15 cm is designed and analyzed. A 1-inch-diameter tube filled with PCM is used to enhance efficiency. The wall is analyzed at different times of the day for the two cold and hot seasons for different sizes of wall holes in the range of 70 to 17.5 cm when the wall height is 20 cm. A fluid simulation software is employed for the simulations. The problem variables include different hours of the day in the two cold and hot seasons, the presence or absence of PCM, as well as the size of the wall hole. The results of this simulation demonstrate that the maximum outlet temperature of the Trobme wall occurs at 2 P.M. Using PCM on the wall can allow the wall to operate for longer hours in the afternoon. However, the use of PCM reduces the outlet wall temperature in the morning. The smaller the size of the wall hole, the more air can be expelled from the wall.Yacine KhetibAbdullah Alhumaidi AlotaibiAbdullah H. AlshahriGoshtasp CheraghanMohsen SharifpurJosua P. MeyerMDPI AGarticlesolar energyPCMTrombe wallnatural convectionChemical technologyTP1-1185ChemistryQD1-999ENProcesses, Vol 9, Iss 1886, p 1886 (2021)
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topic solar energy
PCM
Trombe wall
natural convection
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle solar energy
PCM
Trombe wall
natural convection
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemistry
QD1-999
Yacine Khetib
Abdullah Alhumaidi Alotaibi
Abdullah H. Alshahri
Goshtasp Cheraghan
Mohsen Sharifpur
Josua P. Meyer
Study on the Effect of Hole Size of Trombe Wall in the Presence of Phase Change Material for Different Times of a Day in Winter and Summer
description In this article, a numerical study is performed on a Trobme wall in a tropical city for two seasons, summer and winter. A <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>×</mo><mn>1.5</mn><mo> </mo><mi mathvariant="normal">m</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> Trobme wall with a thickness of 15 cm is designed and analyzed. A 1-inch-diameter tube filled with PCM is used to enhance efficiency. The wall is analyzed at different times of the day for the two cold and hot seasons for different sizes of wall holes in the range of 70 to 17.5 cm when the wall height is 20 cm. A fluid simulation software is employed for the simulations. The problem variables include different hours of the day in the two cold and hot seasons, the presence or absence of PCM, as well as the size of the wall hole. The results of this simulation demonstrate that the maximum outlet temperature of the Trobme wall occurs at 2 P.M. Using PCM on the wall can allow the wall to operate for longer hours in the afternoon. However, the use of PCM reduces the outlet wall temperature in the morning. The smaller the size of the wall hole, the more air can be expelled from the wall.
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author Yacine Khetib
Abdullah Alhumaidi Alotaibi
Abdullah H. Alshahri
Goshtasp Cheraghan
Mohsen Sharifpur
Josua P. Meyer
author_facet Yacine Khetib
Abdullah Alhumaidi Alotaibi
Abdullah H. Alshahri
Goshtasp Cheraghan
Mohsen Sharifpur
Josua P. Meyer
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title Study on the Effect of Hole Size of Trombe Wall in the Presence of Phase Change Material for Different Times of a Day in Winter and Summer
title_short Study on the Effect of Hole Size of Trombe Wall in the Presence of Phase Change Material for Different Times of a Day in Winter and Summer
title_full Study on the Effect of Hole Size of Trombe Wall in the Presence of Phase Change Material for Different Times of a Day in Winter and Summer
title_fullStr Study on the Effect of Hole Size of Trombe Wall in the Presence of Phase Change Material for Different Times of a Day in Winter and Summer
title_full_unstemmed Study on the Effect of Hole Size of Trombe Wall in the Presence of Phase Change Material for Different Times of a Day in Winter and Summer
title_sort study on the effect of hole size of trombe wall in the presence of phase change material for different times of a day in winter and summer
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