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Title: Thermocline degradation in a packed-bed thermal storage tank

Journal Article · · J. Heat Transfer; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3450814· OSTI ID:7142336

A time-dependent mathematical analysis of the fluid and solid temperature profiles of the bed during holding periods when no new fluid enters the tank was developed for the special case where the inlet fluid velocity is zero. The analysis incorporates the additional effects of thermal conduction and finite tank length.

Research Organization:
Sandia Lab.
OSTI ID:
7142336
Journal Information:
J. Heat Transfer; (United States), Vol. 100:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English