High performance storage composite for the enhancement of solar domestic hot water systems. Part 1: Storage material investigation

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1021-1027

  Haillot, D ^a,b   Goetz, V ^a   Py, X ^a   Benabdelkarim, M ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Saunier Duval Eau Chaude Chauffage Industrie   (France)

Author keywords

Phase change materials; Solar domestic hot water system; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

COPPER-BASED; FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; NATURAL GRAPHITE; OPTIMAL INTEGRATION; SODIUM ACETATE TRIHYDRATE; SOLAR DOMESTIC HOT WATER SYSTEMS; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR;

BUOYANCY; FLYWHEELS; HEAT STORAGE; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; SODIUM; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; STEARIC ACID; STORAGE (MATERIALS); TERNARY SYSTEMS; WATER; WATERWORKS;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE; COPPER; GRAPHITE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHASE TRANSITION; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; STORAGE;

EID: 79954617427     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.02.016     Document Type: Article

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