Thermal stratification in ribbed liquid hydrogen storage tanks

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2299-2309

  Khurana, Tarun Kumar ^a   Prasad, B V S S S ^a   Ramamurthi, K ^a   Murthy, S Srinivasa ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Liquid hydrogen storage tanks; Natural convection; Ribbed wall; Stratification

Indexed keywords

FUEL TANKS; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NATURAL CONVECTION; TURBULENT FLOW;

FLOW CURRENTS; LIQUID HYDROGEN STORAGE TANKS; RAYLEIGH NUMBERS; RIBBED WALLS;

THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

EID: 33751015431     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.02.032     Document Type: Article

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