Date of download: 11/2/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Heat Transfer Characterization and Optimization of Latent Heat Thermal Storage System Using Fins for Medium Temperature Solar Applications J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;139(3):031003-031003-10. doi:10.1115/1.4035517 Figure Legend: Layout of ORC-based solar thermal power plant considered in this study. HTF flows through the parabolic trough during charging period (dashed line) and it is diverted after sunset (continuous line).

Date of download: 11/2/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Heat Transfer Characterization and Optimization of Latent Heat Thermal Storage System Using Fins for Medium Temperature Solar Applications J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;139(3):031003-031003-10. doi:10.1115/1.4035517 Figure Legend: Melting temperature and latent heat of fusion of PCM from DSC

Date of download: 11/2/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Heat Transfer Characterization and Optimization of Latent Heat Thermal Storage System Using Fins for Medium Temperature Solar Applications J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;139(3):031003-031003-10. doi:10.1115/1.4035517 Figure Legend: Schematic diagram of the physical configuration of the LHTES. The dotted line shows the numerical domain along with the boundary conditions: (a) front view and (b) side view.

Date of download: 11/2/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Heat Transfer Characterization and Optimization of Latent Heat Thermal Storage System Using Fins for Medium Temperature Solar Applications J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;139(3):031003-031003-10. doi:10.1115/1.4035517 Figure Legend: Validation of the present numerical model with the experimental and numerical results reported by Al-Abidi et al.[34]

Date of download: 11/2/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Heat Transfer Characterization and Optimization of Latent Heat Thermal Storage System Using Fins for Medium Temperature Solar Applications J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;139(3):031003-031003-10. doi:10.1115/1.4035517 Figure Legend: Grid independence study

Date of download: 11/2/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Heat Transfer Characterization and Optimization of Latent Heat Thermal Storage System Using Fins for Medium Temperature Solar Applications J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;139(3):031003-031003-10. doi:10.1115/1.4035517 Figure Legend: Temporal variation of HTF outlet temperature for convection and conduction as mode of heat transfer during solidification of PCM

Date of download: 11/2/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Heat Transfer Characterization and Optimization of Latent Heat Thermal Storage System Using Fins for Medium Temperature Solar Applications J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;139(3):031003-031003-10. doi:10.1115/1.4035517 Figure Legend: Melt fraction contour at (a) 600 s, (c) 2400 s, and temperature contour (°C) at (b) 600 s, (d) 2400 s of the LHTES filled with PCM at a cross section located at 0.4 m from the inlet

Date of download: 11/2/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Heat Transfer Characterization and Optimization of Latent Heat Thermal Storage System Using Fins for Medium Temperature Solar Applications J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;139(3):031003-031003-10. doi:10.1115/1.4035517 Figure Legend: Optimization of number of fin, fin thickness using HTF outlet temperature and solid fraction of PCM as a combined objective function

Date of download: 11/2/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Heat Transfer Characterization and Optimization of Latent Heat Thermal Storage System Using Fins for Medium Temperature Solar Applications J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;139(3):031003-031003-10. doi:10.1115/1.4035517 Figure Legend: Effect of fin height on HTF outlet temperature for six fins with 1.2 mm thickness

Date of download: 11/2/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Heat Transfer Characterization and Optimization of Latent Heat Thermal Storage System Using Fins for Medium Temperature Solar Applications J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;139(3):031003-031003-10. doi:10.1115/1.4035517 Figure Legend: Effect of fin thickness on HTF outlet temperature for six fins with 7 mm height

Date of download: 11/2/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Heat Transfer Characterization and Optimization of Latent Heat Thermal Storage System Using Fins for Medium Temperature Solar Applications J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;139(3):031003-031003-10. doi:10.1115/1.4035517 Figure Legend: Effect of annular and longitudinal fins on HTF outlet temperature for LHTES with six fins

Date of download: 11/2/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Heat Transfer Characterization and Optimization of Latent Heat Thermal Storage System Using Fins for Medium Temperature Solar Applications J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;139(3):031003-031003-10. doi:10.1115/1.4035517 Figure Legend: Melt fraction of (b) 600 s and (d) 2400 and temperature contours ( °C) at (a) 600 s, (c) 2400 s of the LHTES with six fins of thickness 1.2 mm and height 7 mm at a cross section located at 0.4 m from the inlet

Date of download: 11/2/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Heat Transfer Characterization and Optimization of Latent Heat Thermal Storage System Using Fins for Medium Temperature Solar Applications J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;139(3):031003-031003-10. doi:10.1115/1.4035517 Figure Legend: Temporal variation of HTF outlet temperature for different numbers of fin (fin thickness 1.2 mm and height 7 mm)

Date of download: 11/2/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Heat Transfer Characterization and Optimization of Latent Heat Thermal Storage System Using Fins for Medium Temperature Solar Applications J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;139(3):031003-031003-10. doi:10.1115/1.4035517 Figure Legend: Transient variation of HTF outlet temperature for different outer tube locations