A simplified method for modeling the thermal performance of storage tanks containing PCMs

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 95, Issue , 2016, Pages 394-410

  Belmonte, J F ^a,b   Eguia P ^c   Molina, A E ^a,b   Almendros Ibanez J A ^a,b   Salgado, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b Section of Solar and Energy Efficiency   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^d Universidad Interamaricana de Puerto Rico Recinto de Bayamón   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

HVAC system simulation; Phase change material; Simplified performance characterization; Thermal energy storage; TRNSYS

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CHARACTERIZATION; CLIMATE CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; THERMAL ENERGY;

CUMULATIVE ENERGY; HVAC SYSTEM; INORGANIC MATERIALS; INPUT PARAMETER; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION; SIMPLIFIED METHOD; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

EID: 84950268985     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.10.111     Document Type: Article

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