Enhance heat transfer for PCM melting in triplex tube with internal-external fins

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 223-236

  Mat, Sohif ^a   Al Abidi, Abduljalil A ^a,b   Sopian, K ^a   Sulaiman, M Y ^a   Mohammad, Abdulrahman Th ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SANA'A COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Melting; PCM; Triplex tube heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; INTERNALLY FINNED TUBES; SIMULATED RESULTS; SOFTWARE PROGRAM; SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS; TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; TWO DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELS;

ECONOMICS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT STORAGE; HEATING; MELTING; PULSE CODE MODULATION;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 84879057406     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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