Design analysis of a hybrid storage concept combining Ruths steam storage and latent thermal energy storage

• Published in: Applied energy Vol. 251; p. 113364
• Main Authors: Dusek, Sabrina, Hofmann, René, Gruber, Stephan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2019
• Subjects: electric power; Electrical heating element; energy density; heat exchangers; heat transfer; Heat transfer enhancement; Hybrid storage; latent heat; Layer arrangement; melting; Phase change material; Ruths steam storage; steam; temperature; temporal variation; thermal conductivity; thermal energy; Heat transfer enhancement; Ruths steam storage; Phase change material; Layer arrangement; Electrical heating element; Hybrid storage

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