Verification of a T-history installation to measure enthalpy versus temperature curves of phase change materials

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2168-2174

  Lázaro, Ana ^a   Günther, Eva ^b   Mehling, Harald ^b   Hiebler, Stefan ^b   Marín, José M ^a   Zalba, Belén ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b BAVARIAN CENTER FOR APPLIED ENERGY RESEARCH ZAE BAYERN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enthalpy; Latent heat; Phase change materials; Standard materials; Storage capacity; T history

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ENTHALPY; GRAPHIC METHODS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LATENT HEAT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS (PCM); STANDARD MATERIALS; STORAGE CAPACITY; T-HISTORY;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

DATA REDUCTION; ENTHALPY; GRAPHIC METHODS; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 33746312335     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/17/8/016     Document Type: Article

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