Experimental analysis of a microencapsulated PCM slurry as thermal storage system and as heat transfer fluid in laminar flow

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 370-377

  Delgado, Mónica ^a   Lázaro, Ana ^a   Mazo, Javier ^a   Marín, José María ^a   Zalba, Belén ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Convective heat transfer; Experimental; Laminar slurry flow; Microencapsulated PCM slurry; Thermal Energy Storage

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; EXPERIMENTAL; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS; LAMINAR SLURRY FLOW; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PCM (PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL); PHASE CHANGE; POLYMERIC CAPSULES; THERMAL STORAGE; THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM; TRANSFER PHENOMENON;

FLUIDIZED BEDS; FLUIDS; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SLURRIES; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMAL ENERGY;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 84856278784     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.10.050     Document Type: Article

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