Analytical modeling of PCM solidification in a shell and tube finned thermal storage for air conditioning systems

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 356-361

  Mosaffa, A H ^a   Talati, F ^a   Basirat Tabrizi, H ^b   Rosen, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Analytical modeling; Cylindrical shell thermal storage; PCM; Solidification

Indexed keywords

AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; ANALYTICAL MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CYLINDRICAL SHELL; HEAT TRANSFER SURFACE AREA; INLET TEMPERATURE; LATENT HEAT THERMAL STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM); SHELL-AND-TUBE; SOLIDIFICATION PROCESS; SOLIDIFICATION RATE; THERMAL FLUIDS; THERMAL STORAGE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ANALYTICAL MODELS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PULSE CODE MODULATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOLIDIFICATION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

HEAT STORAGE;

EID: 84861818247     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.02.053     Document Type: Article

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