Melting of PCM in a thermal energy storage unit: Numerical investigation and effect of nanoparticle enhancement

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1610-1623

  Sciacovelli, Adriano ^a   Colella, Francesco ^a   Verda, Vittorio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD; Nanoparticles; Natural convection; PCM; Phase change; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE NANOPARTICLES; LATENT HEAT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PARTICLE VOLUME FRACTIONS; PHASE CHANGE; PHASE CHANGE PROCESS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; VELOCITY AND TEMPERATURE FIELDS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT STORAGE; MELTING; NANOPARTICLES; NATURAL CONVECTION; PULSE CODE MODULATION; THERMAL ENERGY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84885433883     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.2974     Document Type: Article

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