Constant flow rate charging characteristics of a full-scale stratified chilled water storage tank with double-ring slotted pipe diffusers

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 17-18, 2005, Pages 3067-3082

  Bahnfleth, William P ^a   Song, Jing ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b BURO HAPPOLD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chilled water; Slotted pipe diffuser; Stratified tank; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSERS (FLUID); ENERGY STORAGE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT CONDUCTION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; THERMOANALYSIS;

CHILLED WATER; SLOTTED PIPE DIFFUSER; STRATIFIED TANK; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE;

WATER TANKS;

EID: 23844518690     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2005.03.013     Document Type: Article

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