A methodology for investigating the effectiveness of PCM wallboards for summer thermal comfort in buildings

Building and Environment

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 517-527

  Evola, G ^a   Marletta, L ^a   Sicurella, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b LEPMI   (France)

Author keywords

Numerical simulation; PCM; Storage efficiency; Thermal comfort; Thermal inertia

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION; IN-BUILDINGS; OPERATING CONDITION; PARTITION WALLS; STORAGE EFFICIENCY; THERMAL INERTIA;

BUILDING MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PULSE CODE MODULATION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

THERMAL COMFORT;

BUILDING; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INDOOR AIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84870434433     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.09.021     Document Type: Article

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