Effects of geometrical configurations on melting and solidification processes in phase change materials

B Kiyak, HF Oztop, N Biswas… - Applied Thermal …, 2025 - Elsevier
Phase-change materials (PCMs) are recognized for their effective role in thermal energy
storage systems, offering the potential to balance fluctuations between energy supply and …

An intelligent approach to investigate the effects of container orientation for PCM melting based on an XGBoost regression model

B Kıyak, HF Öztop, F Ertam, İG Aksoy - Engineering Analysis with Boundary …, 2024 - Elsevier
The orientation of the container filled with phase change material (PCM) is a critical
parameter that significantly effects the performance of thermal energy storage systems. In …

Analysis of solidification of phase change material flowing through a channel with backward step: Effects of step curvature

HF Öztop, B Kıyak, N Biswas, F Selimefendigil… - Thermal Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage (TES) allows to the conservation of energy, enhancing the overall
system efficiency and balancing the supply and demand of energy. This article presents a …

Numerical study of the melting process of a novel phase change material using a rectangular shell-coil heat exchanger

N Cabrera, VA Lizcano-González, V Kafarov… - Thermal Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents the numerical study of the melting process of hydrogenated palm
stearin as a new phase change material (PCM) using a shell-coil heat exchanger. A …

Optimizing of partial porous structure for efficient heat transfer and thermal energy storage of phase change material in a rectangular cavity

B Kıyak, HF Öztop - Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2024 - Springer
This study investigates the effects of partial porous blocks integrated in a phase change
material (PCM) in a rectangular cavity on the thermal performance of the system …

Investigation of Thermal Performance of Phase Change Material in a Rotating Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger

B Kıyak - Available at SSRN 4968024 - papers.ssrn.com
This study presents a three-dimensional (3D) numerical investigation of the thermal
performance of phase change material (PCM) in a rotating shell-and-tube latent heat …