Solidification behavior of water based nanofluid phase change material with a nucleating agent for cool thermal storage system

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 157-163

  Chandrasekaran, P ^a   Cheralathan, M ^a   Kumaresan, V ^b   Velraj, R ^b  

^a SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Cool thermal energy storage; Nucleating agent; Phase change material; Solidification; Subcooling

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FREEZING; HEAT STORAGE; NANOFLUIDICS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLIDIFICATION;

BATH TEMPERATURES; COOL THERMAL ENERGY STORAGES; HEAT TRANSPORT PROPERTY; NUCLEATING AGENTS; SOLIDIFICATION BEHAVIORS; SUBCOOLINGS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM;

DEIONIZED WATER;

EID: 84918580325     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2013.12.017     Document Type: Article

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