Energy storage system based on nanoparticle-enhanced phase change material inside porous medium

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 91, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-58

  Hossain, Rakib ^a   Mahmud, Shohel ^a   Dutta, Animesh ^a   Pop, Ioan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Fourier number; Melt fraction; Nano PCM; Porosity; Stefan number; Volume fraction

Indexed keywords

ENCLOSURES; ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; MELTING POINT; NANOPARTICLES; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); VOLUME FRACTION;

ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; FOURIER NUMBERS; HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; INTERFACE CONDITIONS; MELT FRACTION; NON-DIMENSIONAL PARAMETERS; STEFAN NUMBERS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84922479153     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2014.12.023     Document Type: Article

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