Effects of capsule conduction and capsule outside convection on the thermal storage performance of encapsulated thermal storage tanks

Solar Energy

Volumn 110, Issue , 2014, Pages 56-63

  Lee, Y T ^a   Hong, S W ^a   Chung, J D ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Capsule; Conduction; Convection; Enthalpy method; Phase change; Thermal storage performance

Indexed keywords

ENTHALPY; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT STORAGE; ISOTHERMS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SPHERES; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

CAPSULE; ENTHALPY METHOD; ENTHALPY-POROSITY METHOD; ISOTHERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; PCM (PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL); PHASE CHANGE; THERMAL STORAGE PERFORMANCE;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; SPHERE; SURFACE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84910655750     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.08.034     Document Type: Article

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