A study on the use of phase change materials (PCMs) in combination with a natural cold source for space cooling in telecommunications base stations (TBSs) in China

Applied Energy

Volumn 117, Issue , 2014, Pages 95-103

  Sun, Xiaoqin ^a,b   Zhang, Quan ^a   Medina, Mario A ^b   Liu, Yingjun ^a   Liao, Shuguang ^c  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c Changsha Maxxom High Tech Co   (China)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency ratio (EER); Free air cooling; Latent heat storage; Phase change materials (PCMs); Telecommunications base station (TBS)

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT STORAGE; LATENT HEAT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

AIR COOLING; CHINESE CITIES; COOLING CAPACITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATIO; ENTHALPY DIFFERENCES; LATENT HEAT STORAGE UNITS; LIMITING VALUES; PERFORMANCE SIMULATION;

BASE STATIONS;

AIR CONDITIONING; COMMUNICATION NETWORK; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; COOLING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; STORAGE STRUCTURE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84891298573     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.12.010     Document Type: Article

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