Simulation of the transient behaviour of encapsulated organic and inorganic phase change materials for low-temperature energy storage

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 211-222

  Jradi, Muhyiddine ^a   Gillott, Mark ^a   Riffat, Saffa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium chloride hexahydrate; Finite difference method; Latent thermal energy storage; Paraffin wax C18; Phase change material; Transient thermal behaviour

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; FULLY IMPLICIT FINITE DIFFERENCES; LATENT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGES; MOVING BOUNDARY PROBLEMS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM); THERMAL BEHAVIOURS;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DIGITAL STORAGE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT STORAGE; HYDRATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84879070637     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.05.022     Document Type: Article

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