Review on using microencapsulated phase change materials (PCM) in building applications

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 106, Issue , 2015, Pages 134-155

  Konuklu, Yeliz ^a   Ostry, Milan ^b   Paksoy, Halime O ^c   Charvat, Pavel ^d  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Building; Microcapsule; Phase change material; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE MIXTURES; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENCAPSULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROENCAPSULATION; PLASTER; THERMAL ENERGY;

ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING; HEATING AND COOLING OF BUILDINGS; IN-BUILDINGS; MICROCAPSULES; MICROENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; TEST METHOD;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84943357252     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.07.019     Document Type: Article

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