Generalized charts of energy storage effectiveness for thermocline heat storage tank design and calibration

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2130-2143

  Li, Peiwen ^a   Van Lew, Jon ^a   Karaki, Wafaa ^a   Chan, Cholik ^a   Stephens, Jake ^b   Wang, Qiuwang ^c  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b US Solar Thermal Storage LLC   (United States)

^c XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar thermal power; Design charts and tools; Energy storage effectiveness; General analysis; Thermal storage; Thermocline

Indexed keywords

DESIGN CHARTS; GENERAL ANALYSIS; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; THERMAL STORAGE; THERMOCLINE;

CALIBRATION; COST REDUCTION; DESIGN; ENGINEERS; FILLERS; FLUIDS; FLYWHEELS; GRAPHIC METHODS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT STORAGE; LEAD ACID BATTERIES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; STREAM FLOW; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

CALIBRATION; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; DIURNAL VARIATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 80051598665     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.05.022     Document Type: Article

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