Heat transfer characteristics of a latent heat thermal energy storage unit worth a finned tube; Effect of fin configuration

Journal Article · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1989 · Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (USA)

OSTI ID:6527273

Sasaguchi, K ^[1]; Yoshida, M ^[2]; Nakashima, S ^[3]

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1. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kumamoto Univ. (JP)
2. Ariake National College of Technology (JP)
3. Nikki Co., Ltd. (JP)

Effects of the configuration of a finned tube on the heat transfer characteristics of a latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) unit have been studied experimentally and theoretically. As a result, it is shown that the performance of the unit is almost the same for the finned tubes with the same surface area even if the fin configuration is quite different. Calculated results of heat fluxes for the two types of finned tubes, each of which has lateral fins or +-arranged longitudinal fins, are in good agreement with the experimental data, which confirms the validity of the calculations.

• OSTI ID: 6527273
• Journal Information: Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (USA), Journal Name: Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (USA) Vol. 19:1; ISSN 0096-0802; ISSN HTJPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
250600* -- Energy Storage-- Thermal
42 ENGINEERING
420400 -- Engineering-- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
CALCULATION METHODS
CONFIGURATION
DATA
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FINS
HEAT STORAGE
HEAT TRANSFER
INFORMATION
LATENT HEAT STORAGE
NUMERICAL DATA
STORAGE
THEORETICAL DATA
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
TUBES