The impact of concrete structure on the thermal performance of the dual-media thermocline thermal storage tank using concrete as the solid medium

Applied Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 1363-1371

  Wu, Ming ^a   Li, Mingjia ^a   Xu, Chao ^b   He, Yaling ^a   Tao, Wenquan ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar power; Concrete; Concrete structures; Thermal energy storage; Thermocline

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; HEAT STORAGE; INLET FLOW; SOLAR ENERGY; STREAM FLOW; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL ENERGY;

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; CORRECTED HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; DISCHARGING PROCESS; LARGE BIOT NUMBERS; LUMPED CAPACITANCE METHODS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMOCLINE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGES;

CONCRETES;

CONCRETE STRUCTURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLOW VELOCITY; HEAT TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER; STORAGE TANK; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 84884731092     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.08.044     Document Type: Article

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