Analysis of geometrical and operational parameters of PCM in a fin and tube heat exchanger

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 109-115

  Rahimi, M ^a   Ranjbar, A A ^a   Ganji, D D ^a   Sedighi, K ^a   Hosseini, M J ^b   Bahrampoury, R ^c  

^a BABOL NOSHIRVANI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fin and tube heat exchanger; Melting and solidification process; Paraffin RT35; PCM

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PULSE CODE MODULATION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

DISCHARGING PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; FIN AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT TRANSFER SURFACES; INLET TEMPERATURE; MELTING AND SOLIDIFICATION; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; SOLIDIFICATION AND MELTING;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 84896044096     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2014.02.025     Document Type: Article

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