An experimental optimization study on a tube-in-shell latent heat storage

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 274-287

  Aydin, Orhan ^a   Akgün, Mithat ^a   Kaygusuz, Kamil ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Charging; Melting; Paraffin; PCM; Thermal energy storage; Tube in shell geometry

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PHASE INTERFACES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

SOLID-LIQUID PHASE CHANGE; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; TUBE-IN-SHELL-TYPE STORAGE GEOMETRY;

HEAT STORAGE;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GEOMETRY; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PHASE INTERFACES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 33847163275     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1249     Document Type: Article

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