Review of phase change emulsions (PCMEs) and their applications in HVAC systems

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages 200-217

  Shao, Jingjing ^a   Darkwa, Jo ^a   Kokogiannakis, Georgios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Applications; Heat transfer; PCM emulsion; Thermal energy storage; Thermo physical properties

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; APPLICATIONS; COLD STORAGE; EMULSIFICATION; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; HVAC; OSTWALD RIPENING; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL ENERGY;

COOLING EFFECTS; FLOW BEHAVIOURS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER MEDIA; HIGH HEAT CAPACITY; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84925071032     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.03.003     Document Type: Review

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