Research Article
Numerical Solution of Heat Transfer Process in PCM Storage Using Tau Method
Table 1
Thermophysical properties of the PCM and fin material [
32].
| Property | Unit | Paraffin | Aluminum fin |
| Density | Kg/m3 | 770 | 270 | Heat conductivity | W/(m·K) | 0.185 | 174 | Specific heat | J/(kg·K) | 1800 | 935 | Latent heat of fusion | J/kg | 124098 | — | Solidification temperature | °C | 25 | — |
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