Analytical and experimental investigations of nanoparticles embedded phase change materials for cooling application in modern buildings

Renewable Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 375-387

  Kalaiselvam, S ^a   Parameshwaran, R ^a   Harikrishnan, S ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical modeling and solution; Building thermal energy storage; Nanoparticles and nanofluids; Phase change heat transfer; Solidification and melting; Spherical encapsulation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA NANOPARTICLE; ANALYTICAL MODEL; ANALYTICAL MODELING AND SOLUTION; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; COOLING APPLICATIONS; ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; IN-BUILDINGS; LIMITING VALUES; LOAD CONDITION; MASS FRACTION; MELTING CYCLE; MODERN BUILDINGS; MOVING INTERFACE; N-HEXADECANE; N-TETRADECANE; OPERATING CONDITION; PHASE CHANGE HEAT TRANSFER; SOLIDIFICATION AND MELTING; SOLIDIFICATION TIME; SPHERICAL ENCAPSULATION; STEADY STATE; TEST RESULTS; THERMODYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; TRANSIENT CONDITIONS; TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLYWHEELS; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; PARAFFINS; SOLIDIFICATION;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BUILDING; COOLING; ENCAPSULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMAL POWER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 80053225760     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.08.034     Document Type: Article

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