%0 Journal Article
%T Numerical Second Law Analysis of a Refrigeration Phase-Change Storage
%A Fran£¿oise Strub
%A Jean-Pierre B¨¦d¨¦carrats
%J International Journal of Thermodynamics
%D 1999
%I International Centre for Applied Thermodynamics
%R 10.5541/ijot.21
%X Second law analysis techniques, based on the calculation of entropy generation, are applied to the design and operation of an industrial refrigeration phase-change storage. The studied process consists in the use of encapsulated phase-change materials (PCM). A detailed analysis of the system permitted the development of a simulation program. So, the calculation of entropy generation has been made in a numerical way. The results are only presented for the discharge mode corresponding to the melting of the PCM. This paper was presented at the ECOS¡¯98 Conference in Nancy, June 8-10, 1998
%K energy storage
%K refrigeration
%K entropy generation
%K phase change
%U http://www.ijoticat.com/index.php/IJoT/article/view/21