Effect of porosity of conducting matrix on a phase change energy storage device

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 93, Issue , 2016, Pages 9-16

  Atal, Aditya ^a   Wang, Yuping ^a   Harsha, Mayur ^a   Sengupta, Subrata ^a  

^a University of Michigan Dearborn   (United States)

Author keywords

Conducting matrix; Energy storage; PCM (Phase Change Material)

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ENERGY STORAGE; FOAMS; HEAT STORAGE; METALS; PARAFFINS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; POROSITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; METAL MATRICES; OPERATING CYCLE; PCM (PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL); PHASE CHANGE ENERGY STORAGE; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL STORAGE; VISUALIZATION METHOD;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

EID: 84944128078     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2015.09.033     Document Type: Article

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