Investigation of thermal stratification in horizontal storage tanks

Journal Article · Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · J. Sol. Energy Eng.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3266255· OSTI ID:5139656

Young, M F; Baughn, J W

The thermal behavior of a horizontal storage tank has been investigated numerically and experimentally. The purpose of this paper is to compare a simple, one-dimensional model to the measured temperature stratification in this horizontal tank. For the test conditions used in these experiments, axial temperature gradients were found to be negligible compared to vertical temperature gradients. 7 refs.

• Research Organization: Univ of Calif, Irvine
• OSTI ID: 5139656
• Journal Information: J. Sol. Energy Eng.; (United States), Vol. 103:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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