A new method to estimate optimal phase change material characteristics in a passive solar room

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2437-2441

  Jiang, Feng ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Zhang, Yinping ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Building envelope; Estimate method; Passive solar room; Phase change material; Thermal mass

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BUILDING ENVELOPES; ENERGY STORAGE CAPACITY; ESTIMATE METHOD; INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS; NON-LINEAR; PASSIVE SOLAR; PASSIVE SOLAR ROOM; PHASE CHANGE; PHASE CHANGE TEMPERATURE; THERMAL MASS;

ESTIMATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LATENT HEAT; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR BUILDINGS; THERMAL COMFORT;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 79953232433     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2010.12.051     Document Type: Article

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