Measurement of enthalpy curves of phase change materials via DSC and T-History: When are both methods needed to estimate the behaviour of the bulk material in applications?

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 596, Issue , 2014, Pages 79-88

  Rathgeber, Christoph ^a   Miró, Laia ^b   Cabeza, Luisa F ^b   Hiebler, Stefan ^a  

^a BAVARIAN CENTER FOR APPLIED ENERGY RESEARCH ZAE BAYERN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); Latent heat storage; Phase change material (PCM); T History method

Indexed keywords

LATENT HEAT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

BULK MATERIALS; ENTHALPY CURVES; T-HISTORY METHOD;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY;

EID: 84908403560     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2014.09.022     Document Type: Article

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