Simulated energy and exergy analyses of the charging of an oil-pebble bed thermal energy storage system for a solar cooker

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1668-1676

  Mawire, A ^a   McPherson, M ^a   Van Den Heetkamp, R R J ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Charging; Energy and exergy; Oil pebble bed; Solar cooker; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

CHARGING (FURNACE); ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMAL ENERGY;

CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; ENERGY AND EXERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY BALANCE EQUATIONS; PEBBLE BEDS; SOLAR COOKERS; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS;

EXERGY;

EID: 55349123224     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.07.019     Document Type: Article

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