Performance analysis on industrial refrigeration system integrated with encapsulated PCM-based cool thermal energy storage system

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1398-1413

  Cheralathan, M ^a   Velraj, R ^b   Renganarayanan, S ^b  

^a SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Combined storage; CTES; Encapsulated PCM; Freezing; Industrial refrigeration; Spherical capsules

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EVAPORATORS; FLUIDS; FREEZING; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; THERMAL ENERGY;

COMBINED STORAGE; COOL THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

REFRIGERATION;

COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EVAPORATORS; FLUIDS; FREEZING; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; REFRIGERATION; THERMAL ENERGY;

EID: 36049029312     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1313     Document Type: Article

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