Numerical investigation of packed bed storage unit filled with PCM encapsulated spherical containers - A comparison between various mathematical models

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 153-160

  Karthikeyan, S ^a   Velraj, R ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Air heating; Enthalpy modeling; Latent heat storage; Numerical modeling; Packed bed storage; Phase change materials

Indexed keywords

AIR HEATING; BALL SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CYLINDRICAL STORAGE TANK; DIFFERENT MASS; EXPLICIT FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LATENT HEAT STORAGE SYSTEM; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PHASE CHANGE; SOLID LIQUID PHASE CHANGE; STORAGE UNITS; TRANSFER PHENOMENON;

ENTHALPY; HEAT STORAGE; LATENT HEAT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PACKED BEDS; PARAFFINS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84864424303     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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