Thermal energy storage performance of fatty acids as a phase change material

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-116

  Kaygusuz, Kamil ^a   Sari, Ahmet ^b  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Eutectic mixture; Fatty acids; Phase change material; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

EUTECTICS; HEAT CONVECTION; MELTING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOANALYSIS;

EUTECTIC MIXTURES; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 33745699996     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009083190913971     Document Type: Article

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