The effect of tank geometry on thermally stratified sensible heat storage subject to low Reynolds number flows

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2131-2142

  Eames, P C ^a   Norton, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WATER TANKS;

PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS;

HEAT STORAGE;

GEOMETRICAL EFFECT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRATIFICATION; THERMAL EFFECT;

EID: 0032124940     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(97)00349-9     Document Type: Article

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