Experimental investigations on the influence of ice floating in an internal melt ice-on-coil tank

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 20-25

  Lopez Navarro A ^a   Biosca Taronger, J ^a   Torregrosa Jaime, B ^a   Corberan J M ^a   Bote Garcia J L ^b   Paya J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Acciona Agua   (Spain)

Author keywords

Experimental installation; Ice floating; Ice melting; PCM; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

COOLING POWER; DIFFERENT MASS; DISCHARGE DURATION; DISCHARGE PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL INSTALLATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; ICE MELTING; MASS FLOW RATE; MEAN COOLING; STORAGE TANK; THERMAL STORAGE;

COOLING; HEAT STORAGE; METEOROLOGY; PULSE CODE MODULATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

ICE;

EID: 84871805028     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.10.040     Document Type: Article

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