Numerical analysis of effect of shape-stabilized phase change material plates in a building combined with night ventilation

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-59

  Zhou, Guobing ^a   Yang, Yongping ^a   Wang, Xin ^b   Zhou, Shaoxiang ^a  

^a Beijing Key Lab of New Energy Material and Technology   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Latent heat thermal energy storage; Night ventilation; Shape stabilized phase change material

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; HEAT STORAGE; PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDINGS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VENTILATION;

BUILDING STRUCTURE; CLIMATE CONDITION; HEAT OF FUSION; LATENT HEAT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; NIGHT VENTILATION; SHAPE STABILIZED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; UNSTEADY SIMULATIONS;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DIURNAL VARIATION; LATENT HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL METHOD; STORAGE; SUMMER; THERMAL POWER; VENTILATION;

EID: 50349083954     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.03.020     Document Type: Article

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