Effects of natural convection on latent heat storage performance of salt in a horizontal concentric tube

Applied Energy

Volumn 143, Issue , 2015, Pages 38-46

  Tao, Y B ^a   He, Y L ^a  

^a Xi an Jiaotong University)   (China)

Author keywords

Latent heat storage; Local enhanced fin; Natural convection; Numerical study

Indexed keywords

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; LATENT HEAT; LIQUIDS; MELTING; METAL MELTING; NATURAL CONVECTION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PHASE INTERFACES; STORAGE (MATERIALS); TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CONCENTRIC TUBE; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE MOLTEN SALTS; LOCAL ENHANCED FIN; NON-UNIFORMITIES; NUMERICAL STUDY; SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL STUDIES;

HEAT CONVECTION;

GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SALT; THERMAL CONVECTION; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84921448542     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.008     Document Type: Article

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