The effects of momentum diffusers and flow guides on the efficiency of stratified hot water seasonal heat stores

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 911-925

  Panthalookaran, V ^a,c   Heidemann, W ^a   Muller Steinhagen H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c RAJAGIRI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics model; Conical diffuser; Energy response factor; Entropy; Flow guide; Generation ratio; Radial diffuser; Seasonal heat store; Storage evaluation number efficiency; Thermal energy store characterization

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); DYNAMICS; ENTROPY; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; NANOSENSORS; NOZZLES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RETAIL STORES; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); WATER;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODEL; CONICAL DIFFUSER; ENERGY RESPONSE FACTOR; FLOW GUIDE; GENERATION RATIO; RADIAL DIFFUSER; SEASONAL HEAT STORE; STORAGE EVALUATION NUMBER EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 50249108472     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1403     Document Type: Article

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