Experimental and numerical study of annular PCM storage in the presence of natural convection

Applied Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 175-184

  Longeon, Martin ^a   Soupart, Adèle ^a   Fourmigué, Jean François ^a   Bruch, Arnaud ^a   Marty, Philippe ^b  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b LEGI   (France)

Author keywords

Experimental visualisation; Natural convection; Phase change material; Shell and tube exchangers; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT STORAGE; MELTING; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL ENERGY; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VISUALIZATION;

CHARGE AND DISCHARGE; COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES; LATENT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGES; PHASE CHANGE PHENOMENA; SHELL AND TUBE EXCHANGERS;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONVECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84880103052     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.06.007     Document Type: Article

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