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This paper experimentally and numerically studies the solid–liquid heat transfer mechanism of octadecane which is a phase change material (PCM) with the melting temperature of 28°C in thermal management systems. This study finds that the convective heat transfer driven by the buoyancy force could be dominant during the melting of pure PCM: the time to melt 30mm of PCM decreases from 453min to 13min...