Experimental investigation of effects of supercooling on microencapsulated phase-change material (MPCM) slurry thermal storage capacities

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1038-1048

  Zhang, Shuo ^a   Niu, Jianlei ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Effective latent heat; Experimental investigation; MPCM slurry; Supercooling; Thermal storage capacity

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MPCM SLURRY; THERMAL STORAGE; THERMAL STORAGE CAPACITY;

COOLING; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT STORAGE; LATENT HEAT; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; SUPERCOOLING;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

EID: 77950861372     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.02.022     Document Type: Article

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