Sliding flow method for exergetically efficient packed bed thermal storage

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 201-208

  Bindra, Hitesh ^a   Bueno, Pablo ^b   Morris, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exergy; Packed bed; Pressure drop; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRESSURE-DROP EFFECTS; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE FRONTS; THERMAL STORAGE; THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM;

EXERGY; INLET FLOW; PACKED BEDS; PRESSURE DROP;

HEAT STORAGE;

EID: 84891776317     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.12.028     Document Type: Article

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