Experimental analysis of solar thermal storage in a water tank with open side inlets

Applied Energy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 401-412

  Palacios, E ^a   Admiraal, D M ^b   Marcos, J D ^c   Izquierdo, M ^d,e  

^a ETS Ingenieros de Telecomunicacion   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EDUARDO TORROJA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Jets; Load management; Solar energy; Stratified; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; HEAT STORAGE; JETS; MEASUREMENTS; SOLAR ENERGY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WATER TANKS;

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; BUOYANT JETS; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; DEGREE OF MIXING; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; HOT WATER; MIXING ZONES; RECTANGULAR TANK; SOLAR INSTALLATION; SOLAR THERMAL; STRATIFIED; SURFACE AREA; THERMAL MIXING; THERMAL SOLAR; THERMAL STORAGE; WATER STORAGE TANKS; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION; ENERGY BALANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INFLOW; OUTFLOW; SOLAR POWER; STORAGE TANK;

EID: 80053329447     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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