Numerical analysis of a medium scale latent energy storage unit for district heating systems

Energy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 397-406

  Colella, Francesco ^a   Sciacovelli, Adriano ^a   Verda, Vittorio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD; District heating; Latent energy storage; Phase change materials

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY STORAGE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARAFFINS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BUILDING HEATING; DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEM; ENERGY CONTENT; ENERGY STORAGE DENSITY; ENERGY STORAGE UNIT; LIQUID FRACTION; LITERATURE OVERVIEW; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM); SHELL-AND-TUBE; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; THERMAL ENHANCEMENT; WATER STORAGE;

DISTRICT HEATING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; LITERATURE REVIEW; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VOLUME; WATER USE;

EID: 84865414369     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.03.043     Document Type: Article

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