Numerical study on performance of molten salt phase change thermal energy storage system with enhanced tubes

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1155-1163

  Tao, Y B ^a   He, Y L ^a   Qu, Z G ^a  

^a Xi an Jiaotong University)   (China)

Author keywords

Enhanced tube; Enthalpy method; Molten salt; Phase change; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED TUBES; ENTHALPY METHOD; HEAT OUTPUT; HIGH TEMPERATURE MOLTEN SALTS; INLET TEMPERATURE; INLET VELOCITY; MELTING RATES; MELTING TIME; MOLTEN SALT; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PHASE CHANGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM); SMOOTH TUBES; SOLAR GENERATION; SOLAR THERMAL POWER GENERATION; SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACES; TES CAPACITY; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TWO PARAMETER; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKING PRESSURES;

ENTHALPY; FUSED SALTS; HEAT STORAGE; METAL MELTING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP; THERMAL ENERGY;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ENERGY CONSERVATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MELTING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; PRESSURE EFFECT; SALT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VELOCITY;

EID: 84859445182     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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