NUMERICAL HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF A THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM ENCLOSURE WITH HORIZONTAL FIN FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY STORAGE

Two-dimensional numerical analysis is carried out in a square cavity with extended surface with nanofluid foe heat transfer enhancement under natural convection in a laminar flow regime.Pure water, ethylene glycol (EG), Water/EG mixture (20%, 40%, 60% and 80%) with aluminium oxide concentration of 3% inside a square cavity for a given fin length, p