Research roundup: Analysis of hysteresis method in EnergyPlus; pinecone biochar; passive cooling; thermal responses of concrete slabs; more
Ben Welter - Thursday, August 15, 2019
• Application and sensitivity analysis of the phase change material hysteresis method in EnergyPlus: A case study
From Scientific Reports:
• A promising form-stable phase change material prepared using cost effective pinecone biochar as the matrix of palmitic acid for thermal energy storage
From Applied Energy:
• Geometry-induced thermal storage enhancement of shape-stabilized phase change materials based on oriented carbon nanotubes
• Passive cooling through phase change materials in buildings. A critical study of implementation alternatives
From Cement and Concrete Composites:
• Thermal responses of concrete slabs containing microencapsulated low-transition temperature phase change materials exposed to realistic climate conditions
From Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells:
• Preparation and thermal properties of low melting point alloy/expanded graphite composite phase change materials used in solar water storage system
• Frost and high-temperature resistance performance of a novel dual-phase change material flat plate solar collector
From Energy:
• Novel micro-encapsulated phase change materials with low melting point slurry: Characterization and cementing application
From IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering:
• Thermal performances and characterization of microencapsulated phase change materials for thermal energy storage
From Journal of Physics: Conference Series:
• Effect of thermal performance on melting and solidification of lauric acid PCM in cylindrical thermal energy storage
From Construction and Building Materials: • A sodium acetate trihydrate-formamide/expanded perlite composite with high latent heat and suitable phase change temperatures for use in building roof
From Materials Research Express:
• Investigation of magnesium nitrate hexahydrate based phase change materials containing nanoparticles for thermal energy storage
From Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering:
• Selection of phase change material for solar thermal storage application: a comparative study
From Renewable Energy:
• Experimental study on the thermal performance of a grey water heat harnessing exchanger using phase change materials
From International Journal of Energy Research:
• Climate applicability study of building envelopes containing phase change materials