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CHRISTOPIA ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS: A STRAIGHT FORWARD ALTERNATIVE TO ICE-WATER INSTALLATIONS.

[In Dutch. / En néerlandais.]

Author(s) : VERHOOYS F.

Type of article: Article

Summary

NOTES THE MERITS OF ICE-WATER INSTALLATIONS FOR THERMAL STORAGE AND POINTS TO SEVERAL DRAWBACKS SUCH AS VARYING HEAT TRANSMISSION OF THE EVAPORATOR DUE TO ICE FORMATION, COLD GENERATION EXCLUSIVELY AT 273 K (0 DEG C), THE RISK OF COLD WATER BLOCKING BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE ICE FORMATION, THE EXPENSIVE AMOUNT OF REFRIGERANT REQUIRED. INTRODUCES A NEW SYSTEM WHICH ELIMINATES THESE DIFFICULTIES: THE CHRISTOPIA CONCEPT. WITH THIS, SPHERICAL ELEMENTS ARE CHARGED WITH EUTECTIC SALT SOLUTIONS COVERING A BROAD RANGE OF FREEZING POINTS. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 22, N 5, 1987, 15, 87-01516.

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  • Original title: [In Dutch. / En nĂ©erlandais.]
  • Record ID : 1988-2052
  • Languages: Dutch
  • Source: Verwarm. Vent. - vol. 44 - n. 7
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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