Transient analysis of energy storage in a thermally stratified water tank

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 867-883

  Nelson, J E B ^a,b   Balakrishnan, A R ^a   Srinivasa Murthy, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRATIFIED FLOW; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WATER TANK;

EID: 0031781936     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(199808)22:10<867::AID-ER410>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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