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Brick masonry walls with PCM macrocapsules: An experimental approach
Romeu Vicente,Tiago Silva +1 more
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In this paper, the effect of phase change materials (PCM) macrocapsules incorporation into brick masonry walls thermal and inertial behavior is evaluated. And the main results of an experimental testing campaign of a wall element with PCM macroencapsulation are presented.About:
This article is published in Applied Thermal Engineering.The article was published on 2014-06-01. It has received 161 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Energy consumption & Efficient energy use.read more
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Review on using microencapsulated phase change materials (PCM) in building applications
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an overview of various encapsulation techniques, test methods for MPCMs as well as applications of MPCMMs in buildings, and several micro-encapsulation methods by which the microcapsules of a wide range of sizes between 0.05μm and 5000μm can be produced.
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Novel approaches and recent developments on potential applications of phase change materials in solar energy
A.K. Pandey,Md. Sazzad Hossain,V.V. Tyagi,Nasrudin Abd Rahim,Nasrudin Abd Rahim,Jeyraj A,L. Selvaraj,Ahmet Sarı +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, phase change materials (PCMs) can be applied to several different solar energy systems for the extended heat energy storage which is quite useful as the solar energy is intermittent in nature and is unavailable during the night period.
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Review on shell materials used in the encapsulation of phase change materials for high temperature thermal energy storage
Rhys Jacob,Frank Bruno +1 more
TL;DR: A detailed review of shell materials that have the potential to be used for high temperature thermal energy storage (TES) applications, particularly in conjunction with concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, is presented in this article.
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Simulation-based optimization of PCM melting temperature to improve the energy performance in buildings
TL;DR: In this paper, a simulation-based optimization methodology was presented by coupling EnergyPlus and GenOpt with an innovative enthalpy-temperature (h-T) function to define the optimum PCM peak melting temperature to enhance the cooling, heating, and the annual total heating and cooling energy performance of a residential building in various climate conditions based on Koppen-Geiger classification.
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Potential of macroencapsulated PCM for thermal energy storage in buildings: A comprehensive review
TL;DR: In this paper, a critical review of the application of macro-encapsulated phase change material (PCM) in buildings for energy savings has been carried out, and a detailed review of various approaches to integrate the macroencapped PCM in the building envelope has been shown.
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Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials and applications
TL;DR: The use of a latent heat storage system using phase change materials (PCMs) is an effective way of storing thermal energy and has the advantages of high energy storage density and the isothermal nature of the storage process.
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Review on thermal energy storage with phase change: materials, heat transfer analysis and applications
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A review on phase change energy storage: materials and applications
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the phase change materials (PCM) and their application in energy storage is presented, where the main advantages of encapsulation are providing large heat transfer area, reduction of the PCMs reactivity towards the outside environment and controlling the changes in volume of the storage materials as phase change occurs.