Numerical study on the performance of shell-and-tube thermal energy storage using multiple PCMs and gradient copper foam
Liang Pu, Shengqi Zhang, Lingling Xu, Zhenjun Ma, Xinke Wang
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceTemperature gradientThermal energy storagePhase-change materialHeat transferLatent heatThermal conductivityThermalComposite materialTube (container)Energy storageCopperThermodynamicsHeat transfer enhancementMechanicsHeat transfer coefficientMetallurgyMeteorologyPower (physics)PhysicsPhase Change Materials ResearchSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsAdsorption and Cooling Systems