Effects of latent heat storage on heat transfer in a forced flow in a porous layer

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 825-833

  Najjari, Mustapha ^a   Ben Nasrallah, Sassi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Forced convection; Heat storage; Heat transfer; Phase change; Porous medium

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; LATENT HEAT; POROUS MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL ENERGY;

ENTHALPY MODELS; FLUID PHASE; FORCED FLUIDS; TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE FIELDS;

HEAT STORAGE;

EID: 42649103314     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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