Developing a Cold Accumulator with a Capsule Bed Containing Water as a Phase-Change Material

The paper presents the investigation of a prototype cold accumulator using water–ice latent heat for the cold storage process. The concept of the cold accumulator was based on a 200-L-capacity cylindrical storage tank in which spherical capsules filled with water were placed. Beds of polypropylene c...

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Main Authors: Robert Sekret, Przemysław Starzec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
ice
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/9/2703