Experimental investigation on phase change material based thermal storage system for solar air heating applications

Solar Energy

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 144-153

  Esakkimuthu, S ^a   Hassabou, Abdel Hakim ^b   Palaniappan, C ^c   Spinnler, Markus ^b   Blumenberg, Jurgen ^b   Velraj, R ^d  

^a Bhaktavatsalam Polytechnic College   (India)

^b Technical University   (Germany)

^c Planters Energy Network   (India)

^d ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Charging and discharging; Latent heat; Packed bed; Phase change material; Solar air heater; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

BALL SIZE; DISCHARGING CHARACTERISTICS; DISCHARGING PROCESS; DRIED PRODUCTS; DRYING PROCESS; ENERGY AVAILABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HOT AIR; INORGANIC SALTS; LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS; LOW MASS; MASS FLOW RATE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM); RATE OF HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR AIR HEATER; SOLAR AIR HEATING; STORAGE SYSTEMS; STORAGE TANK; STORAGE UNITS; SUNSHINE HOUR; THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM; THERMAL STORAGE UNITS; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

HEAT STORAGE; LATENT HEAT; METEOROLOGY; PACKED BEDS; PIPE FLOW; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; THERMAL ENERGY;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; LATENT HEAT FLUX; THERMAL POWER; WEATHER;

EID: 84871791509     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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