Thermal response of brick wall filled with phase change materials (PCM) under fluctuating outdoor temperatures

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3514-3520

  Zhang, Chengbin ^a   Chen, Yongping ^a   Wu, Liangyu ^a   Shi, Mingheng ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brick wall; Fluctuating temperatures; Phase change materials; Sierpinski carpet; Thermal response

Indexed keywords

BRICK WALL; FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURES; PHASE CHANGE; SIERPINSKI CARPET; THERMAL RESPONSE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BRICK; BUOYANCY; FILLING; HEAT STORAGE; HYSTERESIS; MELTING; SOLIDIFICATION; SPACE HEATING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMAL INSULATION;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 80755179257     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.09.028     Document Type: Article

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