Numerical simulation and parametric study on new type of high temperature latent heat thermal energy storage system

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 919-927

  Guo, Chaxiu ^a   Zhang, Wujun ^b  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Henan Tite Mineral and Metallurgical Safety Engineering Consultants Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Numerical simulation; PCM; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; POWER GENERATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ALUMINIUM FOILS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE;

THERMAL ENERGY;

EID: 40849106479     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2007.10.025     Document Type: Article

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