Experimental and numerical investigation of a phase change material: Thermal-energy storage and release

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2454-2462

  Joulin, Annabelle ^a,b   Younsi, Zohir ^c   Zalewski, Laurent ^a,b   Lassue, Stéphane ^a,b   Rousse, Daniel R ^d   Cavrot, Jean Paul ^e  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b Mines Douai   (France)

^c Ecole des Hautes Etudes d'Ingenieur   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^e IUT de Bethune   (France)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Enthalpy method; Fluxmetric experiments; Phase change material; Supercooling

Indexed keywords

ENERGY STORAGE; ENTHALPY; EXPERIMENTS; FLYWHEELS; HEAT FLUX; SOLAR ENERGY; STORAGE (MATERIALS); SUPERCOOLING; THERMOCOUPLES;

ENERGY STORAGE CAPACITY; ENTHALPY METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FLUXMETRIC EXPERIMENTS; FORTRAN CODES; HEAT FLUX SENSORS; MELTING PROCESS; NUMERICAL CODE; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; PASSIVE SOLAR; PHASE CHANGE PROCESS; RELATIVE ERRORS; SOLAR THERMAL; STORAGE CAPACITY;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

ALUMINUM; ENTHALPY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOTHERM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; SOLAR POWER; STORAGE; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 79952467199     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.01.036     Document Type: Article

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