Effective Separation of a Water in Oil Emulsion from a Direct Contact Latent Heat Storage System

The problem of emulsification between Phase Change Material (PCM) and Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF) in direct contact latent heat storage systems has been reported in various studies. This issue causes the PCM to flow out of the storage tank and crystallize at unwanted locations and thus presents a majo...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Ammann, Andreas Ammann, Rebecca Ravotti, Ludger J. Fischer, Anastasia Stamatiou, Jörg Worlitschek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/9/2264