Comparison of stratification in a water tank and a PCM-water tank

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 0245011-0245015

  Castell, A ^a   Sole C ^a   Medrano, M ^a   Nogues M ^a   Cabeza, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dimensionless numbers; PCM tank; Stratification; Water tank

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; DISCHARGING PROCESS; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; HOT WATER; HOT WATER TANKS; SENSIBLE HEAT; STORAGE EFFICIENCY; STORAGE MEDIUM; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; WHOLE SYSTEMS;

HEAT STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; WATER;

WATER TANKS;

EID: 77955178090     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3097277     Document Type: Article

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