Thermal behaviour of d-mannitol when used as PCM: Comparison of results obtained by DSC and in a thermal energy storage unit at pilot plant scale

Applied Energy

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 1107-1113

  Gil, Antoni ^a   Barreneche, Camila ^a,b   Moreno, Pere ^a   Solé, Cristian ^a   Ines Fernandez A ^b   Cabeza, Luisa F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

D mannitol polymorphism; DSC analysis; High temperature storage; Phase change materials (PCMs); Pilot plant scale experiments; Storage tank

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; ENTHALPY; EXPERIMENTS; HEAT STORAGE; MELTING POINT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PILOT PLANTS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

D-MANNITOL; DSC ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE STORAGE; PILOT PLANT SCALE; STORAGE TANK;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

COOLING; DRUG; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENTHALPY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATING; MELTING; POLYMORPHISM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLIDIFICATION; STORAGE; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84883249456     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.04.081     Document Type: Article

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