Macroencapsulation of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage

The use of a latent heat storage system using phase change materials (PCMs) is an effective way of storing thermal energy. Latent heat storage enables high-energy storage density which reduces the footprint of the system and the cost. However, PCMs have very low thermal conductivities making them un...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pendyala, Swetha
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2012
Subjects:
PCM
Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4200
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5396&context=etd