A comparison of experimental thermal stratification parameters for an oil/pebble-bed thermal energy storage (TES) system during charging

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4766-4778

  Mawire, Ashmore ^a   Taole, Simeon H ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Charging; Oil pebble bed; Thermal energy storage; Thermal stratification

Indexed keywords

EXERGY; FLYWHEELS; HEAT STORAGE; MIXED CONVECTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; THERMOANALYSIS;

CHARGING CONDITIONS; CHARGING ENERGIES; EVALUATION PARAMETERS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; OIL/PEBBLE-BED; RICHARDSON NUMBER; STORAGE TANK; STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS; TIME INTERVAL;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; OIL; PEBBLE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RICHARDSON NUMBER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL POWER; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 80052261098     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.06.019     Document Type: Article

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