Phase change material for enhancing solar water heater, an experimental approach

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 138-145

  Fazilati, Mohammad Ali ^a   Alemrajabi, Ali Akbar ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Exergy efficiency; Paraffin wax; Phase Change Material; Solar water heater; Stratification

Indexed keywords

ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY STORAGE DENSITY; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM); SOLAR RADIATION INTENSITY; SPHERICAL CAPSULE; TEMPERATURE HISTORY;

EXERGY; PARAFFIN WAXES; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; SUN; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WATER;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84876934214     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.03.034     Document Type: Article

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