Review of the use of phase change materials (PCMs) in buildings with reinforced concrete structures

Materiales de Construccion

Volumn 64, Issue 315, 2014, Pages

  Pons, O ^a   Aguado, A ^a   Fernandez A I ^b   Cabeza, L F ^c   Chimenos, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Phase change materials (PCM); Reinforced concrete; Structures

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS; EFFICIENT BUILDINGS; IN-BUILDINGS; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; KEYPOINTS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMAL INERTIA;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84907485737     PISSN: 04652746     EISSN: 19883226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/mc.2014.05613     Document Type: Article

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