Design and evaluation of a thermochromic roof system for energy saving based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) aqueous solution

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 175-179

  Ye, Xingwang ^a   Luo, Yingwu ^a   Gao, Xiang ^a   Zhu, Shiping ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy saving; LCST; PNIPAM; Thermochromic system

Indexed keywords

CELL TEMPERATURE; GLASS CELL; LCST; LOW TEMPERATURES; LOWER CRITICAL SOLUTION TEMPERATURE; N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDES; PNIPAM; POLY(N-ISOPROPYL ACRYLAMIDE) (PNIPAM); REFLECTION RATIO; ROOF SYSTEMS; THERMO-CHROMIC; THERMO-SENSITIVE POLYMER; THERMOCHROMIC SYSTEMS;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; SOLUTIONS;

CELLS;

EID: 84858075203     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.01.024     Document Type: Article

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