Dynamic modelling of the storage of an encapsulated ice tank

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1534-1548

  Kousksou, T ^a,b   Bedecarrats J P ^a   Dumas, J P ^a   Mimet, A ^b  

^a Laboratoire de Thermique Energetique et Procedes   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Latent heat; Natural convection; Numerical analysis; Supercooling

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEAT RESISTANCE; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUCLEATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECIFIC HEAT; SUPERCOOLING; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

CONVECTIVE EXCHANGE; LATENT HEAT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS (PCM); THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE;

ENERGY STORAGE;

EID: 14544300437     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2004.09.010     Document Type: Article

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