Topics: Heat storage , High temperature , Storage , Design , Energy storage , Flow (Dynamics) , Fluids , Modeling , Temperature , Transient heat transfer

Optimization of a Class of Latent Thermal Energy Storage Systems With Multiple Phase-Change Materials

S. M. Aceves, H. Nakamura, G. M. Reistad, J. Martinez-Frias

J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 1998, 120(1): 14–19. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2888040

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View articletitled, Optimization of a Class of Latent Thermal Energy Storage Systems With Multiple Phase-Change Materials

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Topics: Optimization , Phase change materials , Thermal energy storage , Energy storage , Temperature , Storage

Thermal Storage in Ammonium Alum/Ammonium Nitrate Eutectic for Solar Space Heating Applications

C. K. Jotshi, C. K. Hsieh, D. Y. Goswami, J. F. Klausner, N. Srinivasan

J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 1998, 120(1): 20–24. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2888041

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View articletitled, Thermal Storage in Ammonium Alum/Ammonium Nitrate Eutectic for Solar Space Heating Applications

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Topics: Heating , Solar energy , Thermal energy storage , Heat , Air flow , Density , Energy storage , Heat transfer , Testing , Uncertainty

Ammonia-Water Low-Temperature Thermal Storage System

J. J. Rizza

J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 1998, 120(1): 25–31. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2888042

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View articletitled, Ammonia-Water Low-Temperature Thermal Storage System

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Topics: Low temperature , Thermal energy storage , Water , Heat , Generators , Heat pumps , Vapors , Absorption , Compression , Compressors

A Transient Heat and Mass Transfer Model of Residential Attics Used to Simulate Radiant Barrier Retrofits, Part I: Development

M. A. Medina, D. L. O’Neal, W. D. Turner

J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 1998, 120(1): 32–38. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2888044

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View articletitled, A Transient Heat and Mass Transfer Model of Residential Attics Used to Simulate Radiant Barrier Retrofits, Part I: Development

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Topics: Heat , Mass transfer , Transients (Dynamics) , Temperature , Ceilings , Flux (Metallurgy) , Radiation (Physics) , Solar energy , Stress , Commercial air transport

A Transient Heat and Mass Transfer Model of Residential Attics Used to Simulate Radiant Barrier Retrofits, Part II: Validation and Simulations

M. A. Medina, D. L. O’Neal, W. D. Turner

J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 1998, 120(1): 39–44. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2888045

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View articletitled, A Transient Heat and Mass Transfer Model of Residential Attics Used to Simulate Radiant Barrier Retrofits, Part II: Validation and Simulations

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Topics: Engineering simulation , Heat , Mass transfer , Simulation , Transients (Dynamics) , Ceilings , Computer software , Emissivity , Errors , Flux (Metallurgy)

Thermally Regenerative Monolithic Rotor Dehumidifier for Adsorption Cooling System

Toshimi Kuma, Tsutomu Hirose, Motonobu Goto, Akio Kodama

J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 1998, 120(1): 45–50. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2888046

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View articletitled, Thermally Regenerative Monolithic Rotor Dehumidifier for Adsorption Cooling System

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Topics: Cooling systems , Dehumidifiers , Rotors , Cycles , Air conditioning , Ceramic fibers , Dehumidification , Engineering prototypes , Enthalpy , Flow (Dynamics)

Performance of a Heat Pipe Solar Collector

K. A. R. Ismail, M. M. Abogderah

J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 1998, 120(1): 51–59. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2888047

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View articletitled, Performance of a Heat Pipe Solar Collector

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Topics: Heat pipes , Solar collectors , Condensers (steam plant) , Flat plates , Condensed matter , Fluids , Heat , Methanol , Operating temperature , Pressure

Wind Turbine Performance Under Icing Conditions

W. J. Jasinski, S. C. Noe, M. S. Selig, M. B. Bragg

J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 1998, 120(1): 60–65. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2888048

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View articletitled, Wind Turbine Performance Under Icing Conditions

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Topics: Wind turbines , Ice , Airfoils , Rotors , Drag (Fluid dynamics) , Horizontal axis wind turbines , NASA , Reynolds number , Shapes , Turbines

Mass and Aerodynamic Imbalance of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

J. P. Borg, R. H. Kirchhoff

J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 1998, 120(1): 66–74. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2888049

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View articletitled, Mass and Aerodynamic Imbalance of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

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Topics: Blades , Electricity (Physics) , Emission spectroscopy , Fluctuations (Physics) , Horizontal axis wind turbines , Nonlinear differential equations , Rotors , Spectroscopy , Strips , Torque