Fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of microencapsulated phase change material slurry in turbulent flow

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Taherian, Hessam ^a   Alvarado, Jorge L ^b   Tumuluri, Kalpana ^b   Thies, Curt ^c   Park, Chan Hyun ^b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c Thies Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Constant heat flux; Microencapsulated phase change material; Pressure drop; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

CONSTANT HEAT FLUX; DYNAMIC VISCOSITIES; FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFERS; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW; MICROENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; NUSSELT NUMBER CORRELATION; PHASE CHANGE PROCESS; PRESSURE DROP MEASUREMENTS;

SLURRIES;

EID: 84903756842     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4026863     Document Type: Article

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