Thermal performance analysis of phase change material capsules

Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 1821-1826

  Regin A, Felix ^a   Solanki, S C ^a   Saini, J S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; ENTHALPY METHOD; EXTERNAL SURFACES; FINITE DIFFERENCE APPROXIMATIONS; GOVERNING DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; LATENT HEAT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; NONISOTHERMAL; PHASE CHANGE; PHASE CHANGE MODEL; SHAPE AND SIZE; SOLIDIFICATION PROCESS; SPHERICAL CAPSULE; SURFACE HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HEAT STORAGE; PACKED BEDS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

ENCAPSULATION;

EID: 84870490149     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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