Doctoral Dissertations

The rate-dependent performance and optimization of stratified thermal energy storage devices

Keywords and Phrases

Stratified thermal storage

Abstract

"Thermal energy storage devices are critically important components in systems for which either the instantaneous energy demand exceeds the capacity of an associated energy conversion device or for which an instantaneous energy demand may not coincide with energy supply. Stratified thermal storage is widely used due to its simplicity and cost-effectiveness. In stratified thermal storage systems, the transfer of energy to and from the storage device is accomplished through displacement of the stored fluid volume. The efficiency of the displacement process therefore depends on the extent of the thermal mixing between the hot and cold fluid volumes present in the storage vessel at any particular instant"--Introduction, page 1.

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Degree Name

Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Fall 2004

Journal article titles appearing in thesis/dissertation

Simplified models of the rate- and time-dependent performance of stratified thermal storage
Transition from well-stratified to highly-mixed behavior computed for the turbulent stably-stratified filling of an open enclosure
Measurements of density profiles and turbulence intensities during the filling of stratified thermal storage
Performances of multiple inlets for stratified thermal storage

Pagination

xiii, 133 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Rights

Document Type

Dissertation - Citation

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Heat storage devices -- Mathematical models
Entropy

Thesis Number

T 8638

Print OCLC #

62141136

Link to Catalog Record

Full-text not available: Request this publication directly from Missouri S&T Library or contact your local library.

http://merlin.lib.umsystem.edu/record=b5379369~S5

Recommended Citation

Ji, Ying, "The rate-dependent performance and optimization of stratified thermal energy storage devices" (2004). Doctoral Dissertations. 1577.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/doctoral_dissertations/1577

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