Two performance indices of TES apparatus: Comparison of MPCM slurry vs. stratified water storage tank

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 127, Issue , 2016, Pages 512-520

  Zhang, Shuo ^a,b   Niu, Jianlei ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Business Environment Council Limited   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Charging rate; Helical coil; MPCM slurry; Overall heat transfer coefficient; Stratified water storage tank; volumetric thermal storage capacity

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SLURRIES; TANKS (CONTAINERS); VIRTUAL STORAGE;

CHARGING RATE; HELICAL COIL; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; STRATIFIED WATERS; THERMAL STORAGE;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

EID: 84975165513     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.05.085     Document Type: Article

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