Heat-transfer characteristics of a latent heat thermal energy storage unit with a finned tube

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (United States)

OSTI ID:5049162

Sasaguchi, K ^[1]

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1. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kumamoto Univ. (JP)

A method of three-dimensional numerical calculation is proposed to obtain the performance of a finned-tube-type latent heat thermal energy storage unit, and the validity of the calculations was checked by comparing the calculated results with experimental ones. In this article calculations have been carried out to examine the effects of various parameters appearing in the governing equations on the heat transfer in the solidification process, and the range of these parameters in which the fin effects are significant is examined.

• OSTI ID: 5049162
• Journal Information: Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (United States), Vol. 19:7; ISSN 0096-0802
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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