Enhancement of energy charge-discharge rates in composite slabs of different phase change materials

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 725-733

  Gong, Zhen Xiang ^a   Mujumdar, Arun S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ENERGY STORAGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREEZING; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITE SLABS; CYCLIC MELTING FREEZING PROCESSES; ONE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT CONDUCTION MODEL; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM; THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

HEAT CONDUCTION;

EID: 0030104066     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(95)00179-4     Document Type: Article

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