Smart Firefighters PPE: Impact of Phase Change Materials
Applied Sciences, 2023 Considering the high level of heat and flame exposure firefighters encounter while performing their work activities, personal protective equipment (PPE) is of the utmost importance to enhance their safety.
Gilda Santos +9 more
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INTERANTIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, 2023 Building envelope is a key element in providing adequate energy and thermal comfort performance to buildings. The main techniques adopted in this context are discussed to identify modern and effective methods with a particular focus on phase change materials (PCMs).
Ujjwal Mali +3 more
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Heat transfer enhancement for thermal energy storage using metal foams embedded within phase change materials (PCMs) [PDF]
, 2010 In this paper the experimental investigation on the solid/liquid phase change (melting and solidification) processes have been carried out. Paraffin wax RT58 is used as phase change material (PCM), in which metal foams are embedded to enhance the heat ...
Zhao, Changying +5 more
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Broadband tunable absorption based on phase change materials
Results in Physics, 2021 Tunable absorbers have been the subject of many studies in recent years. However, broadband tunable absorbers, which are promising in many applications such as photovoltaic and daytime radiative cooling systems, have not been extensively explored.
Biyuan Wu, Mingjun Wang, Xiaohu Wu
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Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) in building applications [PDF]
, 2012 Thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) offers a high thermal storage density with a moderate temperature variation, and has attracted growing attention due to its important role in achieving energy conservation in buildings with ...
Zhao, Changying +8 more
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Development of Composite Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials for Multi-Temperature Thermal Energy Storage [PDF]
, 2023 Phase change energy storage materials have been recognized as potential energy-saving materials for balancing cooling and heating demands in buildings.
Yilin Li +15 more
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Transitional Phenomena on Phase Change Materials
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2014 One of the most significant problem with technology development is transferring of large heat fluxes, which requires constant heat transfer temperature (in the specified temperature range).
Wójcik Tadeusz M. +3 more
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Phase Change Material Used for Masonry Joints: Numerical Simulation and Scale Test
Proceedings, 2019 In order to effectively improve the thermal performance of the thermal insulation masonry wall, the thermal bridge effect of the grey joint on the heat transfer of the wall structure was studied.
Wei Jiang, Dan Liu, Yong Yuan
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A numerical investigation of heat transfer in phase change materials (PCMs) embedded in porous metals [PDF]
, 2011 The effects of metal foams on heat transfer enhancement in Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are investigated. The numerical investigation is based on the two-equation non-equilibrium heat transfer model, in which the coupled heat conduction and natural ...
Zhao, Changying +5 more
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Advances in phase change building materials: An overview
Nanotechnology Reviews, 2023 Efficient and sustainable thermal management of buildings is critical since the building sector is considered as the largest energy contributor contributing around 40% of the total energy consumption which is responsible for about 38% of greenhouse gas ...
Sivanathan Amende +3 more
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