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m Mass flow rate; [kg.s -1 ]<br />

m evap Evaporation rate; [mol.s -1 ]<br />

m cond Condensation rate; [mol.s -1 ]<br />

N Evaporative mass flux; [mol.m -2 .s -1 ]<br />

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n Evaporative mass flux; [mol.m -2 .s -1 ]<br />

Nu Nusselt number, dimensionless [= h L st /k]<br />

NTU Number <strong>of</strong> transfer units<br />

P& p Pressure; [N.m -2 ]<br />

Pr<br />

Pr<strong>and</strong>tl number; dimensionless [μC p /k]<br />

Pe Péclet number; dimensionless<br />

Q<br />

Amount <strong>of</strong> heat transfer; [J]<br />

Q<br />

Heat flow; [W]<br />

q" Heat flux; [W.m -2 ]<br />

R universal gas constant; [8.314 J.mol -1 .K -1 ]<br />

r c<br />

Brine concentration factor; dimensionless<br />

Re Reynolds number; dimensionless [v D/ ν]<br />

Re o Superficial Reynolds number; dimensionless [= V d/ ν]<br />

Sh Sherwood number; dimensionless [= K L st /D]<br />

S<br />

Saturation<br />

S<br />

Shape factor<br />

Ste Stefan number, dimensionless<br />

T<br />

Temperature; [K]<br />

T a<br />

Ambient temperature; [K]<br />

T g_in Inlet gas temperature (evaporator or condenser); [K]<br />

T g_out Outlet gas temperature (evaporator or condenser); [K]<br />

T a1 Bottom air temperature; [K]<br />

T a2 Top air temperature; [K]<br />

T l_in Inlet water temperature (evaporator or condenser); [K]<br />

T l_out Outlet water temperature (evaporator or condenser); [K]<br />

T w1 Outlet brine water temperature from the evaporator; [K]<br />

T w2 Inlet hot water temperature to the evaporator; [K]<br />

T w3 Inlet cooling water temperature to the condenser; [K]<br />

T w4 Outlet cooling water temperature from the condenser; [K]<br />

T m Melting temperature; [K]<br />

T pcm1 Surface (wall) temperature <strong>of</strong> phase change material cell; [K]<br />

T 1 Initial temperature; [K]<br />

T 2 Final temperature; [K]<br />

t<br />

Time; [sec]<br />

ΔP Pressure drop ; [N.m -2 ]<br />

ΔT Temperature difference; [K]<br />

ΔT m , ΔT t Half width <strong>of</strong> melting temperatures range; [K]<br />

ΔT LM Logarithmic mean temperatures difference; [-]<br />

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