Heat transfer enhancement of phase change materials (PCMs) in low and high temperature thermal storage by using porous materials

2010 14th International Heat Transfer Conference, IHTC 14

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages 435-441

  Zhao, C Y ^a   Zhou, D ^a   Wu, Z G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPANDED GRAPHITE; HEAT TRANSFER CAPABILITY; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIQUID ZONE; LOW VISCOSITY; LOW-TEMPERATURE MATERIALS; MASS RATIO; METAL FOAMS; NATURAL CONVECTION EFFECTS; OPEN-CELL METAL FOAMS; PHASE CHANGE HEAT TRANSFER; SODIUM NITRATES; SOLID/LIQUID; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; THERMAL STORAGE;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; FOAMS; GRAPHITE; HEAT STORAGE; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; METALS; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84860534186     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IHTC14-22463     Document Type: Conference Paper

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