Experimental study of the phase change and energy characteristics inside a cylindrical latent heat energy storage system: Part 2 simultaneous charging and discharging

Renewable Energy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 724-734

  Murray, Robynne E ^a   Groulx, Dominic ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dodecanoic acid; Latent heat energy storage; Natural convection; Phase change heat transfer; Simultaneous operation; Solar domestic hot water

Indexed keywords

DODECANOIC ACID; LATENT HEAT ENERGY STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE HEAT TRANSFER; SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION; SOLAR DOMESTIC HOT WATERS;

ECONOMICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT STORAGE; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; LATENT HEAT; NATURAL CONVECTION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; WATER;

HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; LATENT HEAT FLUX; ORGANIC ACID; PHASE TRANSITION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; CONVECTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY USE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84887370645     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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