Designing a PCM storage system using the effectiveness-number of transfer units method in low energy cooling of buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 234-242

  Tay, N H S ^a   Belusko, M ^a   Bruno, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effectiveness NTU; Night time cooling; Phase change material

Indexed keywords

COOLING BUILDINGS; COOLING OF BUILDINGS; EFFECTIVENESS-NTU; LOW ENERGIES; NIGHT-TIME COOLING; PCM SYSTEMS; PER UNIT VOLUME; PHASE CHANGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM); STORAGE SYSTEMS; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; THERMAL STORAGE;

COOLING; HEAT STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84861833515     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.03.041     Document Type: Article

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