Thermal performance optimization of free cooling systems using enhanced latent heat thermal storage unit

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 473-479

  Mosaffa, A H ^a   Infante Ferreira, C A ^b   Rosen, M A ^c   Talati, F ^d  

^a AZARBAIJAN SHAHID MADANI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coefficient of performance; Energy storage effectiveness; Free cooling; Latent heat thermal storage; Phase change material

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; FREE COOLING; LATENT HEAT THERMAL STORAGE; MELTING AND SOLIDIFICATION; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS;

ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT CONVECTION; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84879894973     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.06.011     Document Type: Article

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