Development of a novel phase change material emulsion for cooling systems

Renewable Energy

Volumn 87, Issue , 2016, Pages 509-516

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

PCM emulsion; Preparation method; Stability; Thermo physical properties

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; EMULSIFICATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

FLOW CHARAC-TERISTICS; HEAT OF FUSION; PREPARATION METHOD; SUBCOOLINGS; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

COOLING; FLOW CONTROL; THERMAL POWER; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84946434198     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.10.050     Document Type: Article

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