Thermal energy storage using a phase change material

Solar Energy

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-189

  Hamdan, M A ^a   Elwerr, F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELTING;

LATENT HEAT STORAGE; PCM MATERIAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

HEAT STORAGE;

EID: 0030077351     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-092X(95)00090-E     Document Type: Article

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