Segmented thermal storage

Solar Energy

Volumn 77, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 435-440

  Crandall, D M ^a   Thacher, E F ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROCKS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE HEATING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOANALYSIS;

STORAGE BEDS; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMAL STORAGE;

ENERGY STORAGE;

STORAGE; THERMAL PROPERTY; THERMOSTAT;

EID: 4744347015     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2003.08.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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