Experimental investigation of a bio-based phase-change material to improve building energy performance

ASME 2010 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2010

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 979-984

  Muruganantham, Karthik ^a   Phelan, Patrick ^a   Horwath, Peter ^b   Ludlam, David ^c   McDonald, Timothy ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Phase Change Energy Solution Inc   (United States)

^c Phase Change Energy Solution Inc   (United States)

^d Arizona Public Service Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICES; BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE; CONDITIONING UNITS; COST SAVING; ENERGY SOLUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; HEAT PROPERTIES; HIGH STORAGE DENSITY; IN-BUILDINGS; PEAK LOAD; PHASE CHANGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM); POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; TIME SHIFTS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; VIRTUAL STORAGE;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 82255197506     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2010-90035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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