Heat transfer enhancement in energy storage in spherical capsules filled with paraffin wax and metal beads

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-228

  Ettouney, Hisham ^a   Alatiqi, Imad ^a   Al Sahali, Mohammad ^a   Al Hajirie, Khalida ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Fourier number; Heat transfer enhancement; Nusselt number; Phase change

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; NUSSELT NUMBER; PARAFFIN WAXES; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMAL LOAD;

FOURIER NUMBER; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; PHASE CHANGE; STACK GASES;

ENERGY STORAGE;

EID: 25844448601     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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