Colella, Francesco; Sciacovelli, Adriano; Verda, Vittorio - In: Energy 45 (2012) 1, pp. 397-406
The present paper describes the application of computational fluid-dynamics (CFD) to the design and characterization of a medium scale energy storage unit for district heating systems. The shell-and-tube LHTES unit contains a technical grade paraffin (RT100) as phase change material (PCM) and...