Study on the thermal storage performance of a gravity-assisted heat-pipe thermal storage unit with granular high-temperature phase-change materials

Energy

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 754-765

  Liu, Zhen Hua ^a   Zheng, Bao chen ^a   Wang, Qian ^a   Li, Suang Suang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gahp Tsu (Gravity Assisted Heat Pipe); Heat Transfer; Pcm (Phase Change Material); Thermal Storage Unit

Indexed keywords

HEAT PIPES; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; NAPHTHALENE; POROUS MATERIALS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CHARGING/DISCHARGING; GRAVITY-ASSISTED; HIGH TEMPERATURE PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PCM (PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL); PHASE CHANGE HEAT TRANSFER; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL STORAGE PERFORMANCE; THERMAL STORAGE UNITS;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

BENTONITE; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHASE TRANSITION; PIPE;

EID: 84924871876     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.01.025     Document Type: Article

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