Phase change storage in passive solar architecture

Conference · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1979 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6509067

Swet, C J

Phase change materials (PCM) can be used in many ways for thermal energy storage in passive solar architecture. Candidate materials are sodium sulfate decahydrate (Glauber's salt), calcium chloride hexahydrate, and paraffin wax. Applications include direct gain, Trombe walls, and day/night heat exchange. Advantages include reduced mass and volume, better comfort maintenance, and higher solar collection efficiency. Methods include encapsulation in exposed containers, encasement in building materials, and permeation of building matierlas. State of the art is reviewed.

• OSTI ID: 6509067
• Report Number(s): CONF-801016-(Vol.1)
• Journal Information: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States) Vol. 5.1; ISSN PMSID
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKANES
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CALCIUM CHLORIDES
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM HALIDES
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
DIRECT GAIN SYSTEMS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENCAPSULATION
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING SYSTEMS
HYDROCARBONS
LATENT HEAT STORAGE
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARAFFIN
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
REVIEWS
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SODIUM SULFATES
SOLAR ARCHITECTURE
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
STORAGE
SULFATES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TESTING
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WAXES