Modeling of thermochemical energy storage by salt hydrates

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 25-26, 2010, Pages 5700-5706

  Balasubramanian, Ganesh ^a   Ghommem, Mehdi ^a   Hajj, Muhammad R ^a   Wong, William P ^b   Tomlin, Jennifer A ^b   Puri, Ishwar K ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Enthalpy of dehydration; Performance model; Salt hydrates; Solar seasonal energy storage; Thermochemical energy

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; ANHYDROUS SALTS; CONSERVATION OF MASS; CRITICAL TEMPERATURES; DEHYDRATION PROCESS; DESORPTION KINETICS; ENERGY CONTENT; FINITE DIFFERENCE SCHEME; HEPTAHYDRATES; HYDRATED SALT; LONG DURATION; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PERFORMANCE MODEL; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; SALT HYDRATES; SOLAR HEAT; SOLAR SEASONAL ENERGY STORAGE; SUMMER MONTHS; THERMAL STORAGE; THERMO CHEMICAL PROCESS; THERMOCHEMICAL ENERGY; THERMOCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE; WATER DESORPTION;

DEHYDRATION; DESORPTION; DEWATERING; ENTHALPY; FLYWHEELS; HEAT STORAGE; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; MAGNESIUM; SALTS; TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 77957299530     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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