Optimization of a phase change material wallboard for building use

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 1291-1298

  Kuznik, Frédéric ^a   Virgone, Joseph ^a   Noel, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b Free lance Scientific Software Developer   (France)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Optimization; Phase change material; Thermal flow; Wallboard

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY STORAGE; OPTIMIZATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

THERMAL FLOW; WALLBOARDS;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 41549108149     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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