An Investigation of the Application of Phase Change Materials in Practical Thermal Management Systems

............................................................................................................................. ii Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................... iii List of Tables ................................................................................................................... vii List of Figures ................................................................................................................. viii Chapter 1: Introduction ....................................................................................................1 1.1 Motivation ................................................................................................................1 1.2 Introduction to Phase Change Materials (PCMs) ....................................................3 1.3 Introduction to Wavelength-Multiplexed Laser Extinction .....................................4 1.4 Introduction to Temperature Parallel Simulated Annealing ....................................5 1.5 Objectives of Dissertation ........................................................................................7 Chapter 2: Investigation of the Application of Phase Change Materials (PCM) ..........................................................................................................9 2.1 Abstract ....................................................................................................................9 2.2 Nomenclature .........................................................................................................10 2.3 Introduction ............................................................................................................12 2.4 Problem Formulation .............................................................................................14 2.5 The Physical Problem and the PCM Material Properties ......................................17 2.6 Numerical Analysis ................................................................................................20 2.7 Results and Discussion ..........................................................................................20 2.8 Conclusions and Discussion ..................................................................................27

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