Experimental and numerical study of shape-stable phase-change nanocomposite toward energy-efficient building constructions

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 249-255

  Sayyar, Mohammad ^a   Weerasiri, Rankothge R ^b   Soroushian, Parviz ^a   Lu, Jue ^b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b Technova Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Buildings; Energy saving; Nanocomposites; Phase change material; Shape stability; Thermal conductivity; Wallboards

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GYPSUM; HEAT STORAGE; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS; EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES; HEAT STORAGE CAPACITY; INTERIOR TEMPERATURE; LONG-TERM DURABILITIES; SHAPE-STABILITY; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; WALLBOARDS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84896511490     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.02.018     Document Type: Article

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