Parametric studies on a metal-hydride cooling system

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3945-3952

  Mellouli, S ^a   Askri, F ^a   Dhaou, H ^a   Jemni, A ^a   Ben Nasrallah, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b Centre de recherche en Science et Technologies de l'Energie   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cooling system; Metal hydride; Operating parameters

Indexed keywords

COUPLED HEATS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; METAL HYDRIDE; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PARAMETRIC STUDIES; TRANSFER EQUATIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COOLING SYSTEMS; HYDRIDES; LITHIUM BATTERIES; METALS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

COOLING;

EID: 65649138486     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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