Nanomaterial-embedded phase-change materials (PCMs) for reducing building cooling needs

Eco-efficient Materials for Mitigating Building Cooling Needs: Design, Properties and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 402-439

  Parameshwaran, R ^a   Kalaiselvam, S ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Nanomaterials; Nucleation; Phase change materials; Thermal conductivity; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; NANOSCIENCE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL ENERGY;

ADVANCED MATERIALS; BUILDING COOLING; COOLING APPLICATIONS; DISCHARGING PROCESS; ENERGY RE DISTRIBUTIONS; NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES; THERMAL INTERFACES; THERMAL STORAGE;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84940028437     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-78242-380-5.00015-7     Document Type: Chapter

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