Characterization of alkanes and paraffin waxes for application as phase change energy storage medium

Energy Sources

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 117-128

  Himran, Syukri ^a   Suwono, Aryadi ^a   Mansoori, G Ali ^b  

^a BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Energy storage medium; Paraffin waxes

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MATERIALS TESTING; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SPECIFIC HEAT OF SOLIDS;

PHASE CHANGE ENERGY STORAGE MEDIUM;

HEAT STORAGE;

EID: 0028201554     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: 15210510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908319408909065     Document Type: Article

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