Effect of multiple phase change materials (PCMs) slab configurations on thermal energy storage

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 47, Issue 15-16, 2006, Pages 2103-2117

  Shaikh, Shadab ^a   Lafdi, Khalid ^a,b  

^a University of Dayton   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Melting; Phase change material

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

LATENT THERMAL STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TOTAL ENERGY STORED RATE;

ENERGY STORAGE;

EID: 33646417672     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2005.12.012     Document Type: Article

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