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Numerical modelling and experimental studies of thermal behaviour of building integrated thermal energy storage unit in a form of a ceiling panel

Jaworski, Maciej; Łapka, Piotr; Furmański, Piotr - In: Applied Energy 113 (2014) C, pp. 548-557

numerical models of its operation. This building element is made of gypsum based composite with microencapsulated PCM. The … release) of heat in PCM, without additional consumption of energy. …

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Performance characterization of a PCM storage tank

López-Navarro, A.; Biosca-Taronger, J.; Corberán, J.M.; … - In: Applied Energy 119 (2014) C, pp. 151-162

analyzed in terms of the vertical stratification within the PCM, the effectiveness, the reacted fraction and the total heat …

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Development of thermo-regulating polypropylene fibre containing microencapsulated phase change materials

Iqbal, Kashif; Sun, Danmei - In: Renewable Energy 71 (2014) C, pp. 473-479

Phase change materials are used for thermal management solution in textiles because of the automatic acclimatising properties of textiles. Most of the phase change materials used in textiles is usually found in the range of 28–32 °C of their melting point. This paper reports a type of smart...

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A review of microencapsulation methods of phase change materials (PCMs) as a thermal energy storage (TES) medium

Jamekhorshid, A.; Sadrameli, S.M.; Farid, M. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 31 (2014) C, pp. 531-542

Microencapsulation of phase change materials (PCMs) is an effective way of enhancing their thermal conductivity and preventing possible interaction with the surrounding and leakage during the melting process, where there is no complete overview of the several methods and techniques for...

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Phase change materials integrated in building walls: A state of the art review

Memon, Shazim Ali - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 31 (2014) C, pp. 870-906

The building sector is the dominant energy consumer with a total 30% share of the overall energy consumption and accounts for one-third of the greenhouse gas emissions around the world. Moreover, in recent years the energy demands for buildings have increased very rapidly due to increase in the...

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Earthquake damage identification: a case study using soft classification approach

Sengar, Sandeep; Ghosh, Sanjay; Kumar, Anil; Wason, Hans - In: Natural Hazards 71 (2014) 3, pp. 1307-1322

[Possibilistic c-Means (PCM), noise cluster (NC), and NC with entropy (NCE)] were applied to identify 2005 Kashmir earthquake …

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Modeling phase change materials behavior in building applications: Comments on material characterization and model validation

Dutil, Yvan; Rousse, Daniel; Lassue, Stéphane; … - In: Renewable Energy 61 (2014) C, pp. 132-135

of the users. Hopefully, following these efforts, confidence will increase and usage of PCM in buildings should be eased. …

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Dynamic thermal performance analysis of a molten-salt packed-bed thermal energy storage system using PCM capsules

Wu, Ming; Xu, Chao; He, Ya-Ling - In: Applied Energy 121 (2014) C, pp. 184-195

capsules filled with high-temperature phase change material (PCM), which is identified as a promising low-cost TES system for … capsule. Using the model, detailed characteristics of heat transfer between molten salt and the packed PCM capsules are … temperature is very close to the phase change temperature (PCT) of PCM. It is also found that the effective discharging efficiency …

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Improved heat storage rate for an automobile coolant waste heat recovery system using phase-change material in a fin–tube heat exchanger

Shon, Jungwook; Kim, Hyungik; Lee, Kihyung - In: Applied Energy 113 (2014) C, pp. 680-689

In this study, the actual heat transfer coefficient of a phase-change material (PCM) was measured experimentally with … the PCM. The heat transfer rate and time required to store heat was theoretically analyzed in the system where engine … coolant was heated by a fin–tube heat exchanger filled with solid PCM. The amount of heat storage necessary for sufficient …

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Understanding factors affecting mobile services adoption : case of Thailand

Daim, Tugrul U.; Aldhaban, Fahad; Justice, Jay; … - In: International journal of information systems in the … 6 (2014) 3, pp. 60-79

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