Thermo-fluid dynamic model for control analysis of latent heat thermal storage system

Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization and Simulation of Energy Conversion Systems and Processes, ECOS 2012

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 321-333

  Sciacovelli, Adriano ^a   Verda, Vittorio ^a   Gagliardi, Flavio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD; District heating; Latent energy storage; Phase change materials

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

DISTRICT HEATING NETWORKS; DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEM; LATENT HEAT THERMAL STORAGE; MODELING FOR CONTROL; PHYSICAL QUANTITIES; SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMO-FLUID DYNAMICS;

DISTRICT HEATING;

EID: 84896384413     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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