Macroencapsulation and characterization of phase change materials for latent heat thermal energy storage systems

Applied Energy

Volumn 154, Issue , 2015, Pages 92-101

  Alam, Tanvir E ^a   Dhau, Jaspreet S ^a,c   Goswami, D Yogi ^a,b   Stefanakos, Elias ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Encapsulation; Latent heat storage; Phase change materials; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DEPOSITION; ENCAPSULATION; ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; LATENT HEAT; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES; LATENT HEAT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; MACRO-ENCAPSULATION; NON REACTIVE POLYMERS; SACRIFICIAL LAYER; THERMAL CYCLING TEST; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

DEGRADATION; ENCAPSULATION; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MELTING; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84929316925     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.086     Document Type: Article

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