Thermal performance analysis of a phase change thermal storage unit for space heating

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 259-264

  Halawa, E ^a   Saman, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Phase change materials; Space heating and cooling; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS FLOW RATE; AIR-GAPS; CHARGE AND DISCHARGE; FREEZING PROCESS; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PHASE CHANGE; RECTANGULAR DUCTS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; THERMAL STORAGE; THERMAL STORAGE UNITS;

BUOYANCY; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT STORAGE; LEAD ACID BATTERIES; MIXED CONVECTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SPACE HEATING;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

AIR MASS; AIR TEMPERATURE; COOLING; FREEZING; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; MELTING; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 80053247966     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.06.029     Document Type: Article

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