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Review on phase change material emulsions and microencapsulated phase change material slurries: Materials, heat transfer studies and applications by Delgado, Mónica, Lázaro, Ana, Mazo, Javier, Zalba, Belén

“…Phase change materials (PCM) in the form of slurries have had an increasingly important role as heat transfer fluids and as thermal energy storage media…”
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State of the art on high temperature thermal energy storage for power generation. Part 1—Concepts, materials and modellization by Gil, Antoni, Medrano, Marc, Martorell, Ingrid, Lázaro, Ana, Dolado, Pablo, Zalba, Belén, Cabeza, Luisa F.

“…Concentrated solar thermal power generation is becoming a very attractive renewable energy production system among all the different renewable options, as it…”
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Experimental analysis of a low cost phase change material emulsion for its use as thermal storage system by Delgado, Mónica, Lázaro, Ana, Mazo, Javier, Peñalosa, Conchita, Dolado, Pablo, Zalba, Belén

“…[Display omitted] •A low cost PCM emulsion has been analyzed as thermal energy storage system.•Its thermophysical and rheological properties have been…”
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Experimental analysis of a microencapsulated PCM slurry as thermal storage system and as heat transfer fluid in laminar flow by Delgado, Mónica, Lázaro, Ana, Mazo, Javier, Marín, José María, Zalba, Belén

“…A microencapsulated PCM (Phase Change Material) slurry is a dispersion where the PCM, microencapsulated by a polymeric capsule, is dispersed in water. Compared…”
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Is IoT monitoring key to improve building energy efficiency? Case study of a smart campus in Spain by García-Monge, Miguel, Zalba, Belén, Casas, Roberto, Cano, Enrique, Guillén-Lambea, Silvia, López-Mesa, Belinda, Martínez, Ignacio

“…This work validates and demonstrates the potential of a methodology based on a continuous monitoring system with real time measurements, as a key support to…”
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Intercomparative tests on phase change materials characterisation with differential scanning calorimeter by Lazaro, Ana, Peñalosa, Conchita, Solé, Aran, Diarce, Gonzalo, Haussmann, Thomas, Fois, Magali, Zalba, Belén, Gshwander, Stefan, Cabeza, Luisa F.

“…► Advances in intercomparative tests of enthalpy of phase change material (PCM). ► Enthalpy of PCM determined by DSC is influenced by certain factors. ► The…”
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Fire behaviour of a mortar with different mass fractions of phase change material for use in radiant floor systems by Haurie, Laia, Mazo, Javier, Delgado, Mónica, Zalba, Belén

“…•Thermal behaviour and fire reaction of cement mortars with GR27 have been analyzed.•The GR27 enthalpy–temperature curves have been obtained with a T-history…”
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PCM–air heat exchangers for free-cooling applications in buildings: Experimental results of two real-scale prototypes by Lazaro, Ana, Dolado, Pablo, Marín, Jose M., Zalba, Belen

“…Latent heat storage using phase change materials (PCM) can be used for free-cooling. In this application low air temperature is used to solidify the PCM during…”
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Analysis of the physical stability of PCM slurries by Delgado, Mónica, Lázaro, Ana, Peñalosa, Conchita, Mazo, Javier, Zalba, Belén

“…Microencapsulated phase change material slurry (mPCM slurry) is a latent heat storage fluid in which the PCM microparticles have been dispersed in water. One…”
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Evaluation of the suitability of different calorimetric methods to determine the enthalpy-temperature curve of granular PCM composites by Mazo, Javier, Delgado, Mónica, Peñalosa, Conchita, Dolado, Pablo, Miranda, Inés, Lázaro, Ana, Marín, José María, Zalba, Belén

“…•Several methodologies were compared when determining h-T curves of PCM granules.•An air energy balance, DSC and T-history setup were used in the…”
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Effect of microencapsulated phase change material in sandwich panels by Castellón, Cecilia, Medrano, Marc, Roca, Joan, Cabeza, Luisa F., Navarro, Maria E., Fernández, Ana I., Lázaro, Ana, Zalba, Belen

“…Sandwich panels are a good option as building materials, as they offer excellent characteristics in a modular system. The goal of this study was to demonstrate…”
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Improvement of a thermal energy storage using plates with paraffin–graphite composite by Marín, José M., Zalba, Belén, Cabeza, Luisa F., Mehling, Harald

“…This work aims at designing a thermal energy storage (TES) using air as heat transfer medium, efficient mainly for free-cooling but also for other…”
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An approach to the simulation of PCMs in building applications using TRNSYS by Ibáñez, Manuel, Lázaro, Ana, Zalba, Belén, Cabeza, Luisa F.

“…The use of phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal storage in buildings was one of the first applications studied, together with typical storage tanks. An…”
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Experimental validation of a theoretical model: Uncertainty propagation analysis to a PCM-air thermal energy storage unit by Dolado, Pablo, Mazo, Javier, Lázaro, Ana, Marín, José María, Zalba, Belén

“…► A methodology based on uncertainties analysis is used to validate a numerical model. ► Experimental and numerical data are compared including their own…”
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Determining the rheological behavior of octadecane as phase change material: First approach by Delgado, Mónica, Gschwander, Stefan, Lázaro, Ana, Peñalosa, Conchita, Zalba, Belén

“…► Need to take into account numerically natural convection in PCMs. ► Natural convection dependent on viscosity of the melted and melting PCM. ► First approach…”
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An Approach to the Integrated Design of PCM-Air Heat Exchangers Based on Numerical Simulation: A Solar Cooling Case Study by Dolado, Pablo, Lazaro, Ana, Delgado, Monica, Peñalosa, Conchita, Mazo, Javier, Marin, Jose, Zalba, Belen

“…A novel technique of design of experiments applied to numerical simulations is proposed in this paper as a methodology for the sizing and design of thermal…”
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Modeling a radiant floor system with Phase Change Material (PCM) integrated into a building simulation tool: Analysis of a case study of a floor heating system coupled to a heat pump by MAZO, Javier, DELGADO, Monica, MARIN, Jose Maria, ZALBA, Belen

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An experimental study of thermal energy storage with phase change materials by design of experiments by Zalba, Belén, Sánchez-valverde, Belén, Marín, José M.

“…Accurate theoretical modelling and simulation of thermal energy storage (TES) by means of phase change materials (PCM) is very complex and its results are not…”
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Characterization of melting and solidification in a real scale PCM-air heat exchanger: Numerical model and experimental validation by Dolado, Pablo, Lazaro, Ana, Marin, Jose M., Zalba, Belen

“…► A mathematical model of a PCM-air heat exchanger is developed and validated. ► Validation range is 0.7–2.1 m/s for airflow and 8–45 °C for air inlet…”
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Experimental analysis of the influence of microcapsule mass fraction on the thermal and rheological behavior of a PCM slurry by Delgado, Mónica, Lázaro, Ana, Peñalosa, Conchita, Zalba, Belen

“…A microencapsulated PCM (Phase Change Material) slurry with three different PCM mass fractions (14, 20 and 30%) has been analyzed. The present study…”
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