Search Results - subject:"PCM"

Application of importance and satisfaction indicators for service quality imporvement of customer satisfaction

Chen, Fei-Yun; Chen, Shun-Hsing - In: International journal of services technology and management 20 (2014) 1/2/3, pp. 108-122

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Review of the T-history method to determine thermophysical properties of phase change materials (PCM)

Solé, Aran; Miró, Laia; Barreneche, Camila; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 26 (2013) C, pp. 425-436

Phase change materials (PCM) are able to store thermal energy when becoming liquid and to release it when solidifying … analysis methods to determine PCM thermophysical properties, the T-history method presents certain advantages. The T …

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A new corruption index based on individual attitudes

Bonanomi, Andrea; Osmetti, Silvia Angela - In: International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance 6 (2013) 2/3, pp. 232-243

citizens. The index is defined by means of the person location parameters estimated by a partial credit model (PCM). This model …

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Life Cycle Assessment of experimental cubicles including PCM manufactured from natural resources (esters): A theoretical study

Menoufi, Karim; Castell, Albert; Farid, Mohammed M.; … - In: Renewable Energy 51 (2013) C, pp. 398-403

previous research. The objective of this paper is to investigate the use of esters as PCM in order to estimate its … evaluation of the environmental impact of this type of PCM material is conducted using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based on the … Eco-indicator 99 method. It is found that the impact of ester used as PCM presents slightly better results than the case …

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Entropy generation analysis for the design improvement of a latent heat storage system

Guelpa, Elisa; Sciacovelli, Adriano; Verda, Vittorio - In: Energy 53 (2013) C, pp. 128-138

is solved both for the phase change material (PCM) and heat transfer fluid (HTF). The different contributions to the … results show that the improved system allows to reduce PCM solidification time and increase Second-law efficiency. …

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Phase change material (PCM) storage for free cooling of buildings—A review

Waqas, Adeel; Ud Din, Zia - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 18 (2013) C, pp. 607-625

, using PCM as storage material, cool air during night is used to solidify the PCM and the accumulated cold is extracted … during the hot day times. In this article a detailed review of work conducted by different researchers on PCM based free … cooling is presented. Major challenges being faced in the design of PCM based free cooling system such as phase change …

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Development and comparative analysis of the modeling of an innovative finned-plate latent heat thermal energy storage system

Campos-Celador, A.; Diarce, G.; González-Pino, I.; … - In: Energy 58 (2013) C, pp. 438-447

This paper presents an innovative finned-plate latent heat thermal energy storage system for its integration in cogeneration systems. For optimization purposes it is very important to maximize the efficiency of the computational calculations. Therefore, three approaches are presented for the...

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Paraffin/diatomite composite phase change material incorporated cement-based composite for thermal energy storage

Xu, Biwan; Li, Zongjin - In: Applied Energy 105 (2013) C, pp. 229-237

/diatomite (DP) composite phase change material (PCM). Paraffin/DP composite PCM was firstly fabricated at mix proportion (paraffin … reveal that paraffin/DP composite PCM has melting temperature and latent heat of 41.11°C and 70.51J/g, respectively. Good … thermal stability is observed for this fabricated composite PCM by using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) method. Furthermore …

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Solar cooker of the portable parabolic type incorporating heat storage based on PCM

Lecuona, Antonio; Nogueira, José-Ignacio; Ventas, Rubén; … - In: Applied Energy 111 (2013) C, pp. 1136-1146

between the two coaxial pots is filled with a phase change material (PCM) forming an intermediate jacket. The ensemble is …

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Ventilated active façades with PCM

Diarce, Gonzalo; Urresti, Aitor; García-Romero, Ana; … - In: Applied Energy 109 (2013) C, pp. 530-537

a phase change material (PCM) in its outer layer. The research was carried out experimentally by means of a real … that the melting–solidification processes that take place in the PCM led to an increase in the heat absorption during the … chamber was overheated up to 12°C during the daytime. Because of the PCM solidification, 2.5h after the solar radiation faded …

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