Improved measurement technique for the characterization of organic and inorganic phase change materials using the T-history method

Applied Energy

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 433-440

  Stanković, Stanislava B ^a   Kyriacou, Panayiotis A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Characterization methodology; Heat density; PCM; Subcooling; T history method; Temperature uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; HEAT STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PULSE CODE MODULATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; HEAT DENSITY; SUBCOOLINGS; T-HISTORY METHOD; TEMPERATURE ACCURACIES; TEMPERATURE UNCERTAINTIES; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

CHARACTERIZATION;

COOLING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84879274589     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.01.079     Document Type: Article

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