Thermal energy charging behaviour of a heat exchange device with a zigzag plate configuration containing multi-phase-change-materials (m-PCMs)

Applied Energy

Volumn 142, Issue , 2015, Pages 328-336

  Wang, Peilun ^a,b   Wang, Xiang ^b   Huang, Yun ^b   Li, Chuan ^c   Peng, Zhijian ^a   Ding, Yulong ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experimental validation; Heat exchange; Multi phase change materials (m PCMs); Numerical modelling; Process intensification; Zigzag configuration

Indexed keywords

HEAT EXCHANGERS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; HEAT EXCHANGE; MULTI-PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS (M-PCMS); PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; ZIGZAG CONFIGURATION;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT BALANCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VELOCITY;

EID: 84921423396     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.12.050     Document Type: Article

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