Approximate analytical solutions for the transient temperature profiles in stratified liquid sensible storage

Proceedings of the National Heat Transfer Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages 313-322

  Homan, K O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COOLING; GRAVITATION; HEAT CONVECTION; INTEGRATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THERMAL LOAD;

CONVECTIVE ENERGY EQUATION; LATENT HEAT; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE;

HEAT STORAGE;

EID: 0038102895     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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