Theoretical and experimental investigation of heat transfer in packed beds

Research Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 166-177

  Adeyanju, A A ^a   Manohar, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Biot number; Conduction; Convection; Heat transfer; Packed bed; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949496593     PISSN: 1815932X     EISSN: 19936079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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