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Latent heat storage in building materials

D.W. Hawes, +2 more
- 01 Jan 1993 - 
- Vol. 20, Iss: 1, pp 77-86
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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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This article is published in Energy and Buildings.The article was published on 1993-01-01. It has received 380 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thermal energy storage.

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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

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the history of thermal energy storage with solid-liquid phase change has been carried out and three aspects have been the focus of this review: materials, heat transfer and applications.
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Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) in building applications

TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized previous works on latent thermal energy storage in building applications, covering PCMs, the impregnation methods, current building applications and their thermal performance analyses, as well as numerical simulation of buildings with PCMs.
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Solar energy storage using phase change materials

TL;DR: In this paper, the state of the art of phase change materials (PCMs) for storing solar energy is discussed. But, prior to the large-scale practical application of this technology, it is necessary to resolve numerous problems at the research and development stage.
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PCM thermal storage in buildings: A state of art

TL;DR: A comprehensive review of various possible methods for heating and cooling in buildings is discussed in this article, where the thermal performance of various types of systems like PCM trombe wall, PCM wallboards, and PCM shutters are presented.
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Latent heat storage in concrete

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.
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Absorption of phase change materials in concrete

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the mechanisms of absorption and established a means of developing and using absorption constants for PCM concrete to achieve diffusion of the desired amount of organic PCM and hence the required thermal storage capacity.
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Organic phase change materials for thermal energy storage

TL;DR: A preliminary survey of 12 organic materials with melting points in the range 10 −43°C is presented in this article, where measurements of melting point, freezing point, and the latent heat of melting and fusion are presented.
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