Graphite foams infiltrated with phase change materials as alternative materials for space and terrestrial thermal energy storage applications

Carbon

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 159-168

  Lafdi, K ^a   Mesalhy, O ^a   Elgafy, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FOAMS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

HEAT DIFFUSION; MATRIX ALGORITHMS; TERRESTRIAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 38649104446     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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