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Numerical Analysis of the Utilization of Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate As A Heat Storage Medium in an Adiabatic Environment Cover

Numerical Analysis of the Utilization of Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate As A Heat Storage Medium in an Adiabatic Environment

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment
Volume 18 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)
By: Aleksander ROŻEK  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Phase change material types by melting temperature [11]
Phase change material types by melting temperature [11]

Figure 2.

Numerical model geometry
Numerical model geometry

Figure 3.

Mesh independent study results
Mesh independent study results

Figure 4.

Locations of the monitor points in the numerical model
Locations of the monitor points in the numerical model

Figure 5.

Temperature curves within the PCM with respect to time
Temperature curves within the PCM with respect to time

Figure 6.

Mass fraction within the heat storage
Mass fraction within the heat storage

Figure 7.

Velocity contours
Velocity contours

Figure 8.

Heat flux [W] and heat accumulated [J] within the system with respect to time
Heat flux [W] and heat accumulated [J] within the system with respect to time

Physical properties of magnesium chloride hexahydrate

Parameter typeValue/functionSource
Density [kg/m3][17]
Specific heat [J/kgK]1489.13[18]
Thermal conductivity [W/mK][17]
Pure solvent melting heat [J/kg]155110[17]
Viscosity [kg/ms]0.09[19]
Solidus temperature [K]380[*]
Liquidus temperature [K]384.65[17]

Physical properties of water [15,16]

Parameter typeValue (water)Value (copper)
Density [kg/m3]998.28978
Specific heat [J/kgK]4182381
Thermal conductivity [W/mK]0.6387.6
Viscosity [kg/ms]0.001003-
Latent heat [J/kg]2263073-
Vaporization temperature [K]284-
Boiling point [K]373-
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2025-0049 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142
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Language: English
Page range: 87 - 94
Submitted on: Jun 9, 2025
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Accepted on: Nov 4, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
Published by: Silesian University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Meteorological forecast,
WRF model,
Model error
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© 2025 Aleksander ROŻEK, published by Silesian University of Technology
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