Technical and cost analyses of two different heat storage systems for residential micro-CHP plants

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 636-642

  Mongibello, L ^a   Capezzuto, M ^b   Graditi, G ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Hot water TES; Latent heat TES; Phase change materials (PCM); Residential micro CHP systems; Technical analysis

Indexed keywords

COST ANALYSIS; HEAT STORAGE SYSTEMS; HOT WATER; MICRO-CHP; TECHNICAL ANALYSIS;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84908332807     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.10.026     Document Type: Article

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