Field evaluation of microencapsulated phase change material slurry in ground source heat pump systems

Energy

Volumn 122, Issue , 2017, Pages 691-700

  Kong, Minsuk ^a   Alvarado, Jorge L ^a   Thies, Curt ^b   Morefield, Sean ^c   Marsh, Charles P ^c,d  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

^b Thies Technology   (United States)

^c U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coefficient of performance (COP); Durability; Ground source heat pump systems; Heat load to pumping power ratio; Microencapsulated phase change material (MPCM)

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; DAMAGE DETECTION; DURABILITY; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROENCAPSULATION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PUMPS; SLURRIES; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL LOAD;

COAXIAL HEAT EXCHANGERS; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; HEATING AND COOLING; LONG TERM DURABILITY; MICROENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; PROGRESSIVE CAVITY PUMPS; PUMPING POWER RATIO; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

COOLING; DURABILITY; HEAT CAPACITY; HEAT TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHASE TRANSITION; PUMP; PUMPING; THERMAL POWER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 85011585201     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.12.092     Document Type: Article

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