Thermal performance of buildings integrated with phase change materials to reduce heat stress risks during extreme heatwave events

Applied Energy

Volumn 194, Issue , 2017, Pages 410-421

  Ramakrishnan, Sayanthan ^a   Wang, Xiaoming ^b   Sanjayan, Jay ^a   Wilson, John ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buildings; Heat stress; Heatwave; Phase change materials (PCMs); Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDINGS; CARBON; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEALTH RISKS; HEAT STORAGE; HEATING; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMAL STRESS;

BUILDING FABRICS; BUILDING REFURBISHMENTS; DYNAMIC THERMAL SIMULATIONS; HEAT STRESS; HEATWAVE; NIGHT VENTILATION; NON AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING; THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY USE; EXTREME EVENT; HEAT WAVE; HEATING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REFURBISHMENT; RISK; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; VENTILATION;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 85082360055     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.04.084     Document Type: Article

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