Search Results - subject:"PCM"

Building integration of PCM for natural cooling of buildings

Álvarez, Servando; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Ruiz-Pardo, Alvaro; … - In: Applied Energy 109 (2013) C, pp. 514-522

: (a) The limited area of contact between PCM and the air; (b) the very low convective heat transfer coefficients which … prevents the use of significant amounts of PCM and (c) the very low utilization factor of the cool stored due to the large … innovative solutions using PCM to overcome the above situation. Compared with existing solutions, innovative solutions proposed …

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Improved measurement technique for the characterization of organic and inorganic phase change materials using the T-history method

Stanković, Stanislava B.; Kyriacou, Panayiotis A. - In: Applied Energy 109 (2013) C, pp. 433-440

investigation of PCM. This paper presents an improved measurement technique for the characterization of PCM using the T … processing and data representation. T-history measurements of organic RT21 and inorganic SP22 A17 (RUBITHERM® GmbH) PCM were … of the T-history PCM investigation and could provide more effective design and development process of the thermal energy …

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Influences of expanded graphite on structural morphology and thermal performance of composite phase change materials consisting of fatty acid eutectics and electrospun PA6 nanofibrous mats

Cai, Yibing; Gao, Chuntao; Zhang, Ting; Zhang, Zhen; … - In: Renewable Energy 57 (2013) C, pp. 163-170

In the present work, three fatty acid eutectics of capric acid (CA)–lauric acid (LA), capric acid–palmitic acid (PA), and capric acid–stearic acid (SA) were prepared through melt-blending followed by ultrasonication and were investigated as model phase change materials (PCMs); for...

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Material selection and testing for thermal energy storage in solar cooling

Gil, Antoni; Oró, Eduard; Peiró, Gerard; Álvarez, … - In: Renewable Energy 57 (2013) C, pp. 366-371

materials (PCM) for solar cooling applications. A high temperature pilot plant able to test different types of TES systems and … (HTF) and has a working temperature range from 100 to 400 °C. Two different PCM were selected after a deep study of the … used at pilot plant scale. For both PCM, no hysteresis was detected, and at pilot plant only d-mannitol showed subcooling …

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Clustering genome data based on approximate matching

Patil, Nagamma; Toshniwal, Durga; Garg, Kumkum - In: International Journal of Data Analysis Techniques and … 5 (2013) 2, pp. 122-147

C-means (FCM) and possibilistic C-means (PCM) algorithms are used for clustering of the genome data. Experimental …

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Development of high temperature phase-change-material storages

Laing, Doerte; Bauer, Thomas; Breidenbach, Nils; … - In: Applied Energy 109 (2013) C, pp. 497-504

High-temperature PCM is a key component for storing latent heat. This is necessary for efficient energy storage in … high-temperature PCM storage, it is necessary to increase the heat transfer rate to meet the necessary power density … DLR and applied in a 700kWh PCM storage demonstration module. …

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A review of solar collectors and thermal energy storage in solar thermal applications

Tian, Y.; Zhao, C.Y. - In: Applied Energy 104 (2013) C, pp. 538-553

Thermal applications are drawing increasing attention in the solar energy research field, due to their high performance in energy storage density and energy conversion efficiency. In these applications, solar collectors and thermal energy storage systems are the two core components. This paper...

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Experimental investigation of inserts configurations and PCM type on the thermal performance of PCM based heat sinks

Mahmoud, Saad; Tang, Aaron; Toh, Chin; AL-Dadah, Raya; … - In: Applied Energy 112 (2013) C, pp. 1349-1356

of the effects of PCM material, heat sink designs and power levels on PCM based heat sinks performance for cooling … performance was investigated using paraffin wax type PCM with power inputs ranging from 3W to 5W. Results showed that the … inclusion of PCM can reduce heating rates and peak temperatures of heat sinks with increasing the number of fins can enhance …

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A comprehensive review on solar cookers

Cuce, Erdem; Cuce, Pinar Mert - In: Applied Energy 102 (2013) C, pp. 1399-1421

In this paper, a thorough review of the available literature on solar cookers is presented. The review is performed in a thematic way in order to allow an easier comparison, discussion and evaluation of the findings obtained by researchers, especially on parameters affecting the performance of...

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Thermal stability of phase change materials used in latent heat energy storage systems: A review

Rathod, Manish K.; Banerjee, Jyotirmay - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 18 (2013) C, pp. 246-258

the thermo-physical properties of the PCM after a number of repeated thermal cycles. A comprehensive knowledge of thermal … identify the most reliable PCM to be used for a particular application of latent heat energy storage system. …

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