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Hyun-Do Yun, Jong-Won Lee, Young-Il Jang, Seok-Joon Jang and Wonchang Choi
This paper presents an investigation of the characterization of cement mortar containing phase change materials (PCMs) in order to control the development of hydration heat. The study examined microstructural characteristics and properties of cement mort...
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José Henrique Nazzi Ehms, Rejane De Césaro Oliveski, Luiz Alberto Oliveira Rocha, Cesare Biserni and Massimo Garai
Phase change materials (PCMs) are classified according to their phase change process, temperature, and composition. The utilization of PCMs lies mainly in the field of solar energy and building applications as well as in industrial processes. The main ad...
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Ashley Bland, Martin Khzouz, Thomas Statheros and Evangelos I. Gkanas
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Min Ook Kim
This is an experimental study showing the effect of four types of polymers (acrylate polymer (AC), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), styrene?butadiene rubber (SBR), and ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA)) on the mechanical properties of polymer-modified cement mortars ...
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Morgan Renard, Waldemar Machnowski and Adam K. Puszkarz
The research presented in this article concerns the thermal properties of multilayer protective clothing, specifically, the impact of phase-change material (PCM) incorporation on the occurring heat transfer. Multilayer textile assemblies with PCM inserts...
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Jan Kosny, Jay Thakkar, Tlegen Kamidollayev, Margaret J. Sobkowicz, Juan Pablo Trelles, Cordula Schmid, Sampson Phan, Saibhargav Annavajjala and Peter Horwath
PCMs are attractive for the future generation of buildings, where energy efficiency targets and thermal comfort expectations are increasingly prioritized. Experimental analysis of local thermal processes in these dynamic components and whole-building ene...
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Boniface Dominick Mselle, David Vérez, Gabriel Zsembinszki, Emiliano Borri and Luisa F. Cabeza
Experimental testing of a novel heat exchanger embedded with thermal energy storage material for refrigeration cycles and air-conditioning systems applications.
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Ruey-Lung Hwang, Bi-Lian Chen and Wei-An Chen
Strategies to reduce energy consumption are presently experiencing vigorous development. Phase change materials (PCMs) are novel materials that can reduce indoor temperatures via the change in material phase. Regarding the situation in Taiwan, there is n...
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Lubomír Sokola, Nikol ?i?ková, Vítezslav Novák and Ale? Jakubík
Phase change materials (PCMs) are materials with the ability of absorption of latent heat based on a phase change. PCMs are able to store and release a large amount of energy at certain temperatures melting or freezing. The aim of the research is to veri...
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Edgars Kirilovs, Inga Zotova, Stanislavs Gendelis, Hans Jörg-Gusovius, Silvija Kukle and Veneranda Stramkale
Phase change materials (PCMs) are now widely known as potential additives for building insulation materials to provide a thermal mass effect that helps conserve energy and maintain a comfortable indoor temperature. Therefore, the study presented in this ...
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Accumulating solar and/or environmental heat in walls of apartment buildings or houses is a way to level-out daily temperature differences and significantly cut back on energy demands. A possible way to achieve this goal is by developing advanced composi...
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Patrick Bamonte, Alessio Caverzan, Nata?a Kalaba and Marco Lamperti Tornaghi
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Abderrahman Madad, Taoufiq Mouhib and Azeddine Mouhsen
The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive report on the state of the art on the technologies used in the modeling of energy storage systems by latent heat in buildings, and draw lines on perspectives on the technology evolution in this sect...
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Abderrahman Madad, Taoufiq Mouhib and Azeddine Mouhsen
The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive report on the state of the art on the technologies used in the modeling of energy storage systems by latent heat in buildings, and draw lines on perspectives on the technology evolution in this sect...
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Ning Xie, Zhaowen Huang, Zigeng Luo, Xuenong Gao, Yutang Fang and Zhengguo Zhang
Using phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage has always been a hot topic within the research community due to their excellent performance on energy conservation such as energy efficiency in buildings, solar domestic hot water systems, t...
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Stefano Piacquadio, Dominik Pridöhl, Nils Henkel, Rasmus Bergström, Alessandro Zamprotta, Athanasios Dafnis and Kai-Uwe Schröder
Economic viability of small launch vehicles, i.e., microlaunchers, is impaired by several factors, one of which is a higher dry to wet mass ratio as compared to conventional size launchers. Although reusability may reduce launch cost, it can drive dry an...
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Yong-Xiang Ren and Pei-Wen Hao
Microencapsulated phase change materials (PCMs) added to conventional ones can store excessive heat energy and reduce thermal stresses. In this study, melamine?formaldehyde resin phase change microencapsulated PCMs, with different contents of graphene (C...
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António Figueiredo, Filipe Rebelo, António Samagaio, Romeu Vicente and Jorge Lira
Improving the energy efficiency of new and existing building stock while fostering the use of renewable energy is one of the major goals of the Renovation Wave initiative promoted by the European Union. In this framework, the present research focuses on ...
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Jaume Gasia, Marc Martin, Aran Solé, Camila Barreneche and Luisa F. Cabeza
In some processes, latent heat thermal energy storage (TES) systems might work under partial load operating conditions (the available thermal energy source is discontinuous or insufficient to completely charge the phase change material (PCM)). Therefore,...
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Judit Tóth, Bence Németh, János Gyenis
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The aim of this study was to produce microencapsulated phase change materials (PCMs) by simple coacervation method. For PCM KAl(SO4)2.12H2O (Alum) and for coating ethyl cellulose (EtC) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) were selected. The spherical cor...
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