Performance analysis of a two-stage thermal energy storage system using concrete and steam accumulator

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 14-15, 2011, Pages 2764-2771

  Bai, Fengwu ^a   Xu, Chao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Concrete; Steam accumulator; Thermal energy storage; Two stage

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; CONCRETE CONDUCTIVITY; CONCRETE SYSTEM; ENERGY QUALITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION MODELS; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS; STEEL TUBE; STORAGE UNITS; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM; TWO STAGE; WHOLE SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE BLOCKS; FLYWHEELS; HEAT STORAGE; STEAM; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 79960919895     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.04.049     Document Type: Article

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