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Evolution of temperature distributions in a full-scale stratified chilled-water storage tank with radial diffusers.

Author(s) : MUSSER A., BAHNFLETH W. P.

Summary

Tests were performed using a 1.4 million gallon (5,300 m3), 13.56 m water depth cylindrical tank with radial diffusers. Nine charge and discharge cycle tests were performed for various flow rates, covering and extending beyond the normal operating range of the system. A method for obtaining thermocline thickness from field data was derived, and a relationship between inlet flow rate and initial thermocline thickness was established. Temperature profiles obtained for charge and discharge cycles at similar flow rates are studied.

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  • Original title: Evolution of temperature distributions in a full-scale stratified chilled-water storage tank with radial diffusers.
  • Record ID : 1999-2932
  • Languages: English
  • Source: ASHRAE Transactions. 1998 Winter Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
  • Publication date: 1998
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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