Heat and cold storage using phase change materials in domestic refrigeration systems: The state-of-the-art review

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 106, Issue , 2015, Pages 111-124

  Mastani Joybari, Mahmood ^a   Haghighat, Fariborz ^a   Moffat, Jeff ^b   Sra, Paul ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b Public Works and Government Services Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Condenser; Domestic refrigeration system; Evaporator; Phase change material; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

COLD STORAGE; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; EVAPORATORS; HEAT STORAGE; HEATING; REFRIGERATION; REFRIGERATORS; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

DOMESTIC REFRIGERATION; DOMESTIC REFRIGERATORS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; STATE-OF-THE ART REVIEWS; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL STORAGE;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84943356753     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.06.016     Document Type: Article

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