Review of the application of phase change material for heating and domestic hot water systems

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 557-568

  Sharif, M K Anuar ^a   Al Abidi, A A ^b   Mat, S ^a   Sopian, K ^a   Ruslan, M H ^a   Sulaiman, M Y ^a   Rosli, M A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SANA'A COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Domestic hot water; Heating system; Phase change material; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT STORAGE; HEATING EQUIPMENT; PACKED BEDS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR HEATING; STORAGE (MATERIALS); VIRTUAL STORAGE; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION; WATER;

DOMESTIC HOT WATER; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; HEATING SYSTEM; HOT WATER SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RESIDENTIAL-COMMERCIAL SECTOR; RESIDENTIAL-INDUSTRIAL; SOLAR THERMAL; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE;

THERMAL ENERGY;

EID: 84909645333     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.09.034     Document Type: Review

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