Melting and convection of phase change materials in different shape containers: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 43, Issue , 2015, Pages 449-477

  Dhaidan, Nabeel S ^a   Khodadadi, J M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annular containers; Convection; Cylindrical containers; Melting; Phase change materials; Spherical containers; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CONTAINERS; ENCLOSURES; HEAT FLUX; HEAT STORAGE; METAL MELTING; NATURAL CONVECTION; PHASE INTERFACES; SPHERES; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMAL ENERGY;

ANNULAR CAVITY; ANNULAR CONTAINER; CONVECTION; CYLINDRICAL CONTAINERS; DIFFERENT SHAPES; MELTING; RECTANGULAR CAVITY; SPHERICAL CAPSULE; SPHERICAL CONTAINER; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84912535374     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.11.017     Document Type: Review

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