Numerical heat transfer studies of the fatty acids for different heat exchanger materials on the performance of a latent heat storage system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 2179-2187

  Sharma, Atul ^a   Won, Lee Dong ^a   Buddhi, D ^b   Park, Jun Un ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b DEVI AHILYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Enthalpy; Fatty acid; Heat transfer; Phase change material

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STAINLESS STEEL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CAPRIC ACIDS; LAURIC ACIDS; MELT FRACTION; PALMITIC ACIDS;

FATTY ACIDS;

HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 20444440355     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.01.014     Document Type: Article

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