Performance comparison of high-temperature packed bed operation with PCM and sensible-heat pellets

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1039-1052

  Jalalzadeh Azar, Ali A ^a   Glenn Steele, W ^a   Adebiyi, George A ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High temperature packed bed; PCM and sensible heat pellets; Second law analysis; Stability tests

Indexed keywords

MATERIAL; PACKED BED; PERFORMANCE TEST; PHASE CHANGE;

EID: 0031449391     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(199709)21:11<1039::AID-ER332>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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