Preparation and application effects of a novel form-stable phase change material as the thermal storage layer of an electric floor heating system

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 871-880

  Li, Jianli ^a   Xue, Ping ^a   He, Hong ^a   Ding, Wenying ^a   Han, Jinmin ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Beijing Julongbofang Science and Technology Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Electric floor heating system; Form stable phase change material; Preparation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION EFFECT; ELECTRIC FLOOR HEATING SYSTEM; ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING; FLOOR HEATING SYSTEMS; FORM-STABLE PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; HEATING MODE; HIGH DENSITY; IN-PHASE; MATRIX; PHASE TRANSITION TEMPERATURES; PREPARATION; SHAPE RETENTION; SIMULATION; SIMULATION STUDIES; THERMAL STORAGE;

BUOYANCY; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLOORS; HEAT STORAGE; HEATING; HEATING EQUIPMENT; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOLAR HEATING; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349134170     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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