Phase change material selection in the design of a latent heat energy storage system coupled with a domestic hot water solar thermal system

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 117, Issue PART 2, 2011, Pages 183-190

  Desgrosseilliers, Louis ^a   Murray, Robynne ^a   Safatli, Alex ^a   Marin, Gina ^a   Stewart, Jeremy ^a   Osbourne, Nicolas ^a   White, Mary Anne ^a   Groulx, Dominic ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APARTMENT BUILDINGS; BUSINESS-USERS; CONTINUOUS DATA; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DOMESTIC HOT WATER; ENERGY COST; ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; ENTIRE SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXTENDED SURFACES; FINNED TUBE; HALIFAX; HALIFAX , NOVA SCOTIA; HEATING SYSTEM; HIGH ENERGY; ISOTHERMAL OPERATIONS; LATENT HEAT ENERGY STORAGE; LAURIC ACID; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; MATERIAL SELECTION; MELTING TEMPERATURES; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; PILOT STUDIES; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SDHW SYSTEMS; SOLAR DATA; SOLAR HOT WATER; SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS; SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGY; THERMAL FLUIDS;

ENERGY STORAGE; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; RETROFITTING; SOLAR HEATING;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84856644464     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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