Phase-Change Heat Regenerators: Modeling and Experimental Studies

AIChE Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 791-808

  Erk, Henry F ^a,b   Dudukovic M P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b MEMC Electronic Materials Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GEOMETRY; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PHASE INTERFACES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

HEAT REGENERATORS; OCTADECANE; ORTHOGONAL COLLOCATION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PHASE CHANGE REGENERATORS; SECOND LAW THERMODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY;

REGENERATORS;

EID: 0030107229     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690420318     Document Type: Article

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