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Heat transfer characteristics of a hybrid thermal energy storage tank with Phase Change Materials (PCMs) during indirect charging using isothermal coil heat exchanger
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In this article, the effect of the volume fraction and spacing between the modules on the heat transfer characteristics as well as the charging rate of a modular thermal energy storage tanks containing water with submerged Phase Change Materials (PCMs) using a constant temperature coil heat exchanger was numerically investigated.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy.The article was published on 2017-11-15. It has received 37 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Heat transfer & Thermal resistance.read more
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Applications of cascaded phase change materials in solar water collector storage tanks: A review
Mohamed E. Zayed,Mohamed E. Zayed,Jun Zhao,Ammar H. Elsheikh,Farid A. Hammad,Farid A. Hammad,Ma Ling,Yanping Du,Abd Elnaby Kabeel,S.M. Shalaby +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, a literature review focuses on the different developments of phase change materials (PCMs) and their implementation in solar water collectors (SWCs) storage tanks, such as, multi-storage tank with cascaded PCM, packed bed storage units, and other innovative storage tank designs.
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Hybrid thermal energy storage with phase change materials for solar domestic hot water applications: Direct versus indirect heat exchange systems
TL;DR: In this paper, a numerical model is developed and validated to simulate the performance of sensible energy storage (water tank) and hybrid energy storage integrated into solar domestic hot water (DHW) system.
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An experimental investigation on thermal stratification characteristics with PCMs in solar water tank
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of the positions of the phase change materials (PCMs) on thermal stratification characteristics at various flow rates (0.06, 0.18, 18.81, 19.34, and 0.54m3/h) and with increasing dimensionless time was investigated.
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Review on Solar Thermal Stratified Storage Tanks (STSST): Insight on stratification studies and efficiency indicators
TL;DR: In this article, a review of recent experimental and numerical studies carried out on stratified storage tanks for individual and collective solar hot water production applications is presented, where the authors highlight the necessity to properly size and design hot water storage tanks to achieve an increased thermal performance during applied charging/discharging cycles.
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Influence of inlet structure on thermal stratification in a heat storage tank with PCMs: CFD and experimental study
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of the inlet stratifier on the thermal stratification in a heat storage tank with phase-change materials (PCMs) was investigated, and a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was established to simulate the discharge process.
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