Heat transfer enhancement in a latent heat storage system

Solar Energy

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-180

  Velraj, R ^a   Seeniraj, R V ^a   Hafner, B ^b   Faber, C ^b   Schwarzer, K ^b  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

LATENT HEAT THERMAL STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

HEAT STORAGE;

HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 0033083386     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00128-5     Document Type: Article

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