Experimental validation of a methodology to assess PCM effectiveness in cooling building envelopes passively

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 81, Issue , 2014, Pages 59-71

  Castell, Albert ^a   Farid, Mohammed M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Assessment methodology; Experimental validation; ITD indicator; Phase change material; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SOLAR BUILDINGS; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMAL INSULATION;

ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES; BUILDING SECTORS; COMFORT TEMPERATURES; COOLING BUILDINGS; EVALUATION TOOL; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; TIMBER CONSTRUCTION;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84903642559     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.06.011     Document Type: Article

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