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Phase Change Materials for Building Applications: A State-of-the-Art Review

Abstract

Phase change materials (PCMs) are regarded as a possible solution for reducing the energy consumption of buildings. By storing and releasing heat within a certain temperature range, it raises the building inertia and stabilizes indoor climate. Within this work, a state-of-the-art review is given on the knowledge of PCMs today for building applications.
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Category

Academic literature review

Language

English

Author(s)

  • Ruben Baetens
  • Bjørn Petter Jelle
  • Arild Gustavsen

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Community / Architecture, Materials and Structures
  • UC Leuven-Limburg
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Year

2010

Published in

Energy and Buildings

ISSN

0378-7788

Volume

42

Issue

9

Page(s)

1361 - 1368

View this publication at Norwegian Research Information Repository