Concrete roof with cylindrical holes containing PCM to reduce the heat gain

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-80

  Alqallaf, Hashem J ^a   Alawadhi, Esam M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Concrete with PCM; Heat gain; Phase change material; Roof insulation

Indexed keywords

CYLINDRICAL HOLES; HEAT GAINS; MELTING PROCESS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM); ROOF INSULATIONS; THERMAL EFFECTIVENESS; WORKING HOURS;

CONCRETES; HEAT FLUX; MELTING POINT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS;

ROOFS;

EID: 84874870094     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.01.041     Document Type: Article

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