Numerical study for enhancing the thermal conductivity of phase change material (PCM) storage using high thermal conductivity porous matrix

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 847-867

  Mesalhy, Osama ^a,b   Lafdi, Khalid ^a   Elgafy, Ahmed ^a   Bowman, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b University of Dayton   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Melting; Phase change material; Porous matrix; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT TRANSFER; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CONVECTION EQUATION; ENERGY EQUATION MODEL; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS (PCM); POROUS MATRIX;

ENERGY STORAGE;

EID: 10444274888     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2004.06.010     Document Type: Article

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