Optimising PCM thermal storage systems for maximum energy storage effectiveness

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2263-2272

  Amin, N A M ^a,b   Belusko, M ^a   Bruno, F ^a   Liu, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Energy storage effectiveness; Phase change material; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; STORAGE CAPACITY; THERMAL STORAGE; THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; THERMAL ENERGY;

HEAT STORAGE;

DESIGN; ENCAPSULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; STORAGE; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84865600689     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.04.020     Document Type: Article

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