Phase change material based cold thermal energy storage: Materials, techniques and applications - A review

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 67, Issue , 2016, Pages 271-289

  Veerakumar, C ^a   Sreekumar, A ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cold thermal energy storage; Encapsulation; Free cooling; Nanostructures; Phase change material

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CRYOGENIC ENERGY STORAGE; ENCAPSULATION; ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; NANOSTRUCTURES; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMAL ENERGY; TRUCKS;

COLD ENERGY STORAGES; COLD THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; FREE COOLING; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; LATENT HEAT OF FUSION; RESEARCH STUDIES; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84966393592     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2015.12.005     Document Type: Review

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