Visualization study of the shrinkage void distribution in thermal energy storage capsules of different geometry

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 181-189

  Revankar, Shripad T ^a   Croy, Travis ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Encapsulated phase change material; Shrinkage voids; Spherical, rectangular and torus shape capsules; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ENCAPSULATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SHRINKAGE; THERMAL CYCLING;

ENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; SHRINKAGE VOIDS; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; TORUS SHAPE CAPSULES;

ENERGY STORAGE;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ENCAPSULATION; ENERGY STORAGE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SHRINKAGE; THERMAL CYCLING;

EID: 33751248734     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2006.03.026     Document Type: Article

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