Latent heat thermal energy storage using cylindrical capsule: Numerical and experimental investigations

Renewable Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2025-2041

  Regin, A Felix ^a   Solanki, S C ^a   Saini, J S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Cylindrical capsule; Enthalpy method; Paraffin wax; Phase change material; Thermal energy storage; Visualization study

Indexed keywords

MELTING; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CYLINDRICAL CAPSULE; ENTHALPY METHOD; PARAFFIN WAX; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; VISUALIZATION STUDY;

HEAT STORAGE;

HEAT STORAGE; MELTING; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ENTHALPY; LATENT HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL METHOD; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 33746577960     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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