Effect of internal void placement on the heat transfer performance - Encapsulated phase change material for energy storage

Renewable Energy

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 438-447

  Solomon, Laura ^a   Elmozughi, Ali F ^a   Oztekin, Alparslan ^a   Neti, Sudhakar ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar power; Encapsulated phase change materials; Thermal energy storage; Void

Indexed keywords

ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; PHASE INTERFACES; SOLAR ENERGY; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMAL ENERGY; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOANALYSIS;

BUOYANCY-DRIVEN CONVECTION; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; ENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; HEAT TRANSFER SIMULATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACES; VOID;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

ENCAPSULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; NITRATE; PHASE TRANSITION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STORAGE; THERMAL POWER; VOID;

EID: 84921948243     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.01.035     Document Type: Article

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