Unstructured modelling of solid-liquid phase change using parallel computing. Application to the analysis of thermal energy storage systems with encapsulated phase change materials
Tutor / Supervisor
Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol
Student
Galione Klot, Pedro Andrés
Document type
Master thesis
Date
2011
rights
Open Access
Publisher
Universitat de Barcelona
UPCommons
Abstract
The main goal of this work is to numerically simulate convection phenomena in
solid-liquid phase change processes and its application in the analysis of a thermal
energy storage system with phase change materials.
First two chapters consist in the resolution of two well-known numerical problems
used as an introduction to the governing equations of
uid
ows and heat transfer.
Here, the necessary tools for discretizing and solving these equations are brie
y
described.
Third chapter speci cally deals with the problem of modelling solid-liquid phase
change and its application into the simulation of a special thermal storage system.
Participating teacher
- Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol