Rigid polyurethane foams incorporated with phase change materials: A state-of-the-art review and future research pathways

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-36

  Yang, Chunguang ^a,b   Fischer, Ludger ^b   Maranda, Simon ^b   Worlitschek, Jörg ^b  

^a DALIAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LUCERNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Building envelope; Energy storage; Little effort has been spent on the question of the effect of the PCM on the thermal conductivity of the PU foam; Phase change materials; Polyurethane foam; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; POLYURETHANES; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMAL AGING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMAL INSULATION;

BUILDING ENVELOPES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS; ENERGY SAVING EVALUATION; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; PHASE CHANGE TEMPERATURE; POLYURETHANE FOAM; RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAMS; STATE-OF-THE ART REVIEWS;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84912143399     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.10.075     Document Type: Review

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