A numerical study of external building walls containing phase change materials (PCM)

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-85

  Izquierdo Barrientos, M A ^a   Belmonte, J F ^b   Rodriguez Sanchez D ^b   Molina, A E ^b   Almendros Ibanez J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Building simulation; Phase change materials

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BUILDING SIMULATION; BUILDING WALLS; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUES; HIGH THERMAL; INSTANTANEOUS HEAT FLUX; NARROW TEMPERATURE RANGES; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM); SOLAR-RADIATION FLUXES; THROUGH THE WALL; TRANSIENT HEAT TRANSFER; WALL ORIENTATION;

BUILDINGS; HEAT STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SUN; THERMAL LOAD;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 84862243348     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.02.038     Document Type: Article

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