High performance storage composite for the enhancement of solar domestic hot water systems. Part 2: Numerical system analysis

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-77

  Haillot, D ^a,b   Nepveu, F ^a   Goetz, V ^a   Py, X ^a   Benabdelkarim, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b Saunier Duval Eau Chaude Chauffage Industrie   (France)

Author keywords

Integrated solar collector; Phase change materials; Thermal energy storage; Thermal modeling

Indexed keywords

COPPER-BASED; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; NATURAL GRAPHITE; NUMERICAL MODELS; PHASE CHANGE; SDHW SYSTEMS; SIMULATED RESULTS; SOLAR DOMESTIC HOT WATER SYSTEMS; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; THERMAL MODELING; WINTER TIME;

DRIERS (MATERIALS); HEAT STORAGE; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR ENERGY; STORAGE (MATERIALS); SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THERMAL ENERGY; WATER; WATER TANKS;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

COMPOSITE; GRAPHITE; METEOROLOGY; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84855188900     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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