Assessing the integration of a thin phase change material (PCM) layer in a residential building wall for heat transfer reduction and management

Applied Energy

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 699-706

  Lee, Kyoung Ok ^a   Medina, Mario A ^a   Raith, Erik ^b   Sun, Xiaoqin ^c  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b DLR Group   (United States)

^c CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Building enclosure; Construction materials; Phase change materials (PCM); Thermal energy storage; Wall heat transfer

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT SHIELDING; HEAT STORAGE; HEATING; LOCATION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; THERMAL ENERGY; TIME DELAY;

BUILDING ENCLOSURE; HEAT TRANSFER REDUCTIONS; OPTIMAL LOCATIONS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS; THERMAL SHIELDS; WALL HEAT TRANSFER;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ENERGY PLANNING; HEAT TRANSFER; PHASE TRANSITION; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WALL;

EID: 84912115752     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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