Free-cooling thermal energy storage using phase change materials in an evaporative cooling system

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 618-626

  Walsh, Brendan P ^a   Murray, Sean N ^a   O'Sullivan, D T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Free cooling; Phase change materials

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; COOLING WATER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DIGITAL STORAGE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EVAPORATION; HEAT STORAGE; INVESTMENTS; MATLAB; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

CAPITAL INVESTMENT; CIRCULATION PUMPS; COMMERCIAL VIABILITY; COOLING TOWER PERFORMANCE; COOLING WATER SYSTEMS; FREE COOLING; HISTORICAL WEATHER DATUM; MANUFACTURER'S DATUM;

EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84883826372     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.06.008     Document Type: Article

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