Use of phase-change materials in solar domestic hot water tanks

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 112 PART 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 495-508

  Cabeza, Luisa F ^a   Roca, Joan ^a   Ibáñez, Manuel ^a   Nogués, Miquel ^a   Hiebler, Stefan ^b,c   Solé, Cristian ^a   Mehling, Harald ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c BAVARIAN CENTER FOR APPLIED ENERGY RESEARCH ZAE BAYERN   (Germany)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL HEATERS; PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS; PILOT PLANT SOLAR SYSTEM; WATER TANK;

COOLING; HEATING; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; PHASE SHIFT; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

WATER TANKS;

EID: 33646684548     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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