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D. Banu
Researcher at Concordia University
Publications - 39
Citations - 3045
D. Banu is an academic researcher from Concordia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Thermal energy storage & Organosolv. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 39 publications receiving 2783 citations. Previous affiliations of D. Banu include Concordia University Wisconsin.
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Investigation of the Thermal Performance of a Passive Solar Test-Room with Wall Latent Heat Storage
TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental and numerical simulation study is presented of the application of phase change materials (PCM) in building envelope components for thermal storage in a passive solar test-room.
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Latent heat storage in building materials
D.W. Hawes,Dorel Feldman,D. Banu +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, phase change materials (PCMs) are used to absorb and release heat much more effectively than conventional building materials, such as gypsum wallboard and concrete block.
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Fatty acids and their mixtures as phase-change materials for thermal energy storage
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used differential scanning calorimetry to determine the transition temperatures and latent heat of transition of the fatty acids and their binary mixtures and their corresponding heat of melting were 120, 145, 150 and 160 J/g, respectively.
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Latent heat storage in concrete
D.W. Hawes,D. Banu,Dorel Feldman +2 more
TL;DR: In this article, three phase change materials, butyl stearate, dodecanol and polyethylene glycol 600, were tested with autoclaved concrete blocks and all three were found to be compatible with regular concrete blocks.
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Obtaining an energy storing building material by direct incorporation of an organic phase change material in gypsum wallboard
TL;DR: In this paper, a laboratory scale energy storage gypsum wallboard was produced by the direct incorporation of 21% to 22% commercial grade butyl stearate (BS) at the mixing stage of conventional Gypsum board production.