Experimental analysis of a paraffin-based cold storage tank

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1632-1640

  Torregrosa Jaime, B ^a   Lopez Navarro A ^a   Corberan J M ^a   Esteban Matias J C ^b   Klinkner, L ^c   Paya J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Acciona Agua   (Spain)

^c Rubitherm Technologies GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cold storage; Experiment; Latent heat storage; Paraffin; Phase change material

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT MASS; COUNTER-CURRENT FLOW; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; MASS FLOW RATE; MELTING PROCESS; PHASE CHANGES; SUPPLY TEMPERATURES;

COLD STORAGE; EXPERIMENTS; HEAT STORAGE; LATENT HEAT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

PARAFFINS;

EID: 84883135629     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2013.05.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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