Experimental and numerical investigation of phase change materials with finned encapsulation for energy-efficient buildings

Journal of Building Performance Simulation

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 245-254

  Siva, Kalaiselvam ^a   Lawrence, Marcel Xavier ^a   Kumaresh, G R ^a   Rajagopalan, Parameshwaran ^a   Santhanam, Harikrishnan ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Finned encapsulation; Melting; Numerical solution; Phase change materials; Phase change heat transfer; Solidification

Indexed keywords

CHARGING TIME; CYLINDRICAL GEOMETRY; ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS; FIN CONFIGURATION; FINNED ENCAPSULATION; IN-BUILDINGS; LATENT HEAT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; MOVING INTERFACE; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; OVERALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PHASE CHANGE; PHASE CHANGE HEAT TRANSFER; SLOTTED FIN; SOLIDIFICATION TIME; STORAGE CAPACITY;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUOYANCY; ENCAPSULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SOLIDIFICATION;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 78649564053     PISSN: 19401493     EISSN: 19401507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19401491003624224     Document Type: Article

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