Optimization of solar DHW system including PCM media

Applied Energy

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 470-475

  Haillot, Didier ^a   Franquet, Erwin ^a,b   Gibout, Stéphane ^a   Bédécarrats, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^b INRIA   (France)

Author keywords

Numerical model; Phase change materials (PCMs); Solar domestic hot water (SDHW) system; Thermal energy storage (TES)

Indexed keywords

HEAT STORAGE; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL MODELS; THERMAL ENERGY; WATER TANKS;

NEW APPROACHES; OPTIMIZED SYSTEM; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS (PCMS); SDHW SYSTEMS; SOLAR DOMESTIC HOT WATER SYSTEMS; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HEAT BALANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84879285447     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.09.062     Document Type: Article

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