Improved simulation of phase change processes in applications where conduction is the dominant heat transfer mode

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 353-359

  Gowreesunker, B L ^a   Tassou, S A ^a   Kolokotroni, M ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat source sink; Phase change materials (PCM); Temperature hysteresis

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FREEZING PROCESS; HEAT SOURCES; IN-BUILDINGS; IN-PHASE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS (PCM); PHASE CHANGE PROCESS; PREDICTION ACCURACY; PREDICTION ERRORS; SEMIEMPIRICAL MODELS; SIMULATION APPROACH; SIMULATION PACKAGES; SOLUTION TIME; TEMPERATURE HYSTERESIS; THERMAL CONDITION; THERMAL CONTROL;

BUILDING MATERIALS; FREEZING; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

HYSTERESIS;

EID: 84857042183     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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