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Ibrahim Tursunovic and Davide Papurello
The energy sector is the main source of greenhouse gases, so it has the highest potential for improvement. The improvements can be achieved by generating energy from renewable sources. It is necessary to combine production from renewable sources with sto...
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Jan Kosny, Jay Thakkar, Tlegen Kamidollayev, Margaret J. Sobkowicz, Juan Pablo Trelles, Cordula Schmid, Sampson Phan, Saibhargav Annavajjala and Peter Horwath
PCMs are attractive for the future generation of buildings, where energy efficiency targets and thermal comfort expectations are increasingly prioritized. Experimental analysis of local thermal processes in these dynamic components and whole-building ene...
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Shisong Wang, Xu Hou, Jianbao Yin, Yuming Xing and Zixian Wang
To access the enhancement effect of the topology optimization and porous foam structure, numerical studies were conducted to investigate the heat conduction enhancement (by metal foam, graphite foam, topologically optimized fins, and combinations of meta...
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Iñaki Garmendia, Haritz Vallejo, Miguel Seco and Eva Anglada
In this paper, the design and validation of a heat storage device based on phase change materials are presented, with the focus on improving the thermal control of micro-satellites. The main objective of the development is to provide a system that is abl...
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Yassine Elias Belarbi, Mohamed Sawadogo, Philippe Poullain, Nabil Issaadi, Ameur El Amine Hamami, Stéphanie Bonnet and Rafik Belarbi
Raw earth is one of the oldest building materials of mankind. Almost a third of the world?s population is living in an earth-based house. However, their use remains low compared to conventional materials such as concrete, steel, and wood. Although these ...
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Jay Thakkar, Nicholas Bowen, Allen C. Chang, Peter Horwath, Margaret J. Sobkowicz and Jan Kosny
This study investigates improvements in low-cost latent heat storage material calcium chloride hexahydrate (CaCl2.6H2O). Its melting point is between 25 and 28 °C, with relatively high enthalpy (170?190 J/g); however, this phase change material (PCM) sho...
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Liberata Guadagno, Spiros Pantelakis, Andreas Strohmayer and Marialuigia Raimondo
This paper proposes a new multifunctional flame retardant carbon nanofiber/glycidyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (GPOSS) epoxy formulation specially designed for lightweight composite materials capable of fulfilling the ever-changing demands of t...
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Francesco Carlucci, Alessandro Cannavale, Angela Alessia Triggiano, Amalia Squicciarini and Francesco Fiorito
Reduction of energy consumption in residential and office buildings through the improvement of latent heat storage in active and passive strategies.
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David Vérez, Emiliano Borri, Alicia Crespo, Boniface Dominick Mselle, Álvaro de Gracia, Gabriel Zsembinszki and Luisa F. Cabeza
The use of latent heat thermal energy storage is an effective way to increase the efficiency of energy systems due to its high energy density compared with sensible heat storage systems. The design of the storage material encapsulation is one of the key ...
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Fabrizio Alvaro, Elpida Piperopoulos, Luigi Calabrese, Emanuele La Mazza, Maurizio Lanza and Candida Milone
Innovative material for thermochemical energy storage applications.
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