Modeling cyclic phase change and energy storage in solar heat receivers

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 406-413

  Hall III, Carsie A ^a,c,d   Glakpe, Emmanuel K ^a,c,d   Cannon, Joseph N ^a,c   Kerslake, Thomas W ^b,e  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e Power and Propulsion Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREEZING; HEAT RADIATION; HEAT STORAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; MIXTURES; PRANDTL NUMBER;

GROUND TEST DEMONSTRATION (GTD) SYSTEMS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS (PCM); SOLAR HEAT RECEIVERS;

SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0032115167     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6352     Document Type: Article

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