Experimental Study on the Performance of Heat Storage Tank Using Water

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An experimental study on the storage tank which uses sensible heat of water is done. The influence of inlet flow rate (Re), the difference between initial temperature and inlet water temperature(Gr) and the location of inlet and outlet on the performance of storage tank is studied. Development of stratification is examined by measuring the transient temperatures of 36 points inside the tank. Measured values are transformed to the dimensionless parameters in order to calculate the temperature efficiency of storage tank. In the presence of combined natural and forced convection, the development of stratification becomes clearer and thus the efficiency becomes higher, as $Gr/Re^2$ increases.