Numerical simulation of a latent heat thermal energy storage system with enhanced heat conduction

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 319-330

  Costa, M ^a   Buddhi, D ^a,b   Oliva, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b DEVI AHILYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Enhanced heat conduction; Enthalpy method; Interface thermal conductivity; Latent heat thermal storage; Phase change material

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENTHALPY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPACE HEATING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

LATENT HEAT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

HEAT STORAGE;

EID: 0031995401     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0196-8904(96)00193-8     Document Type: Article

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