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Numerical Investigation of Phase Change Materials for Thermal

Journal Article
2009-01-0171
ISSN: 1946-3979, e-ISSN: 1946-3987
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-0171
Published April 20, 2009 by SAE International in United States
Numerical Investigation of Phase Change Materials for Thermal
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Citation: Aldoss, T., Ewing, D., Zhao, Y., and Ma, L., "Numerical Investigation of Phase Change Materials for Thermal," SAE Int. J. Mater. Manf. 2(1):85-91, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-0171.
Language: English

Abstract:

Phase change materials (PCMs) are extensively used in many engineering areas for thermal management purposes. This paper investigated the application of PCMs for vehicular systems, especially for the thermal protection of vehicle lighting systems based on light emitting diodes (LEDs). Lighting systems based on LEDs offer many advantages, however, also pose a smaller margin of error for thermal management. This paper analyzed the combined use of PCMs with metal foam for cooling systems. The cooling performance was studied numerically under different porosity values of the metal foam, and different boundary conditions. The cooling performance was also compared to a solid metal sink system (SMS) and was found to offer several distinct cooling characteristics.

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