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Thermal stress performance of glazed units contained phase change material. / Zhou, Y.; Wu, G.; Wang, S. et al.
In: Energy Exploration and Exploitation, Vol. 39, No. 6, 01.11.2021, p. 1973-1992.

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Zhou, Y, Wu, G, Wang, S, Huang, B, Wang, F & Wang, Z 2021, 'Thermal stress performance of glazed units contained phase change material', Energy Exploration and Exploitation, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 1973-1992. https://doi.org/10.1177/01445987211015366

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Zhou, Y., Wu, G., Wang, S., Huang, B., Wang, F., & Wang, Z. (2021). Thermal stress performance of glazed units contained phase change material. Energy Exploration and Exploitation, 39(6), 1973-1992. https://doi.org/10.1177/01445987211015366

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Zhou Y, Wu G, Wang S, Huang B, Wang F, Wang Z. Thermal stress performance of glazed units contained phase change material. Energy Exploration and Exploitation. 2021 Nov 1;39(6):1973-1992. Epub 2021 May 12. doi: 10.1177/01445987211015366

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Zhou, Y. ; Wu, G. ; Wang, S. et al. / Thermal stress performance of glazed units contained phase change material. In: Energy Exploration and Exploitation. 2021 ; Vol. 39, No. 6. pp. 1973-1992.

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abstract = "The low heat transfer and high energy storage performance of phase change material (PCM) will improve the thermal performance of the PCM-glazed units. However, decreasing the heat transfer results in uneven thermal load on the surface of the PCM-glazed units, which is an important cause of thermal stress in such units, because the glass in glazed units is a fragile material, and then large thermal stress can result in cracks and possible fallout of the glazed units. To study the thermal stress distribution of PCM-glazed units, a method combined numerical simulation and experimental analysis was conducted. First, the heat transfer performance and thermal stress distribution of PCM-glazed units with PCM thicknesses between 3 and 11 mm were experimentally investigated. Results showed that the thermal performance of a glazed unit was improved by adding PCM, and the variation of thermal strain on its surface with a PCM-layer thickness of 7 mm was the smallest in five test facilities. Then, the thermal stress was numerically investigated regarding the PCM height and the aspect ratio of the PCM-glazed unit. The higher the PCM height, the greater the maximum strain. An aspect ratio of PCM-glazed units of 1.5 was recommended.",
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