Thermo-mechanical analysis of microcapsules containing phase change materials for cold storage

Applied Energy

Volumn 211, Issue , 2018, Pages 1190-1202

  Yu, Qinghua ^a   Tchuenbou Magaia, Fideline ^a   Al Duri, Bushra ^a   Zhang, Zhibing ^a   Ding, Yulong ^a   Li, Yongliang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cold storage; Microencapsulation; Phase change materials; Shell buckling; Solidification

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BUCKLING; COATINGS; COLD STORAGE; COREMAKING; CRYOGENICS; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MICROENCAPSULATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOPARTICLES; PACKED BEDS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOLIDIFICATION;

CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE; MICROENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; SHELL BUCKLING; SOLID LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM; SOLIDIFICATION PROCESS; THERMO-MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; THERMOMECHANICAL MODEL;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BUCKLING; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; COATING; COPPER; ENCAPSULATION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY BUDGET; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FORMALDEHYDE; HEAT TRANSFER; NANOPARTICLE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SOLIDIFICATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOMECHANICS;

EID: 85036610843     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.12.021     Document Type: Article

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