Using phase change materials in window shutter to reduce the solar heat gain

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 421-429

  Alawadhi, Esam M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

PCM; Phase change materials; Solar heat gain; Windows shutter

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ROLLING; DESIGN PARAMETERS; HEAT GAINS; IN-BUILDINGS; INDOOR SPACE; LATENT HEAT OF FUSION; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PHASE CHANGE; SHADING DEVICES; SOLAR HEAT GAINS; THERMAL EFFECTIVENESS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; WORKING HOURS;

ALUMINUM ROLLING MILLS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PULSE CODE MODULATION;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84857041473     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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