Investigation of energy transportation capability of a phase change slurry through a cold storage-cooling coil system

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 999-1004

  Ma, Xiaoli ^a   Omer, S A ^a   Riffat, S B ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy transportation capability; Microencapsulated phase change slurry; Pump power

Indexed keywords

AIR HANDLING SYSTEMS; AIR HANDLING UNITS; AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; COOLING COILS; ENERGY TRANSPORT; ENERGY TRANSPORTATION; HEAT TRANSPORT; LOAD SHIFTING; MICROENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; OPTIMUM CONCENTRATION; PHASE CHANGE SLURRY; PUMP POWER; SECONDARY COOLING MEDIUM; STORAGE MEDIUM;

COLD STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PUMPS; REFRIGERATORS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TRANSPORTATION;

SLURRIES;

EID: 69949176518     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1531     Document Type: Article

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