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MATERIAU CHANGEMENT PHASE [1 record]

Record 1 2019-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermodynamics
  • Heating
CONT

Phase change materials (PCMs) are substances which absorb or release large amounts of so-called "latent" heat when they go through a change in their physical state, i.e. from solid to liquid and vice versa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thermodynamique
  • Chauffage
CONT

Un matériau est caractérisé comme «matériau à changement de phase» lorsqu'une de ses transitions de phase permet de stocker beaucoup d'énergie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Termodinámica
  • Calefacción
CONT

Los materiales con cambio de fase (Phase Change Material-PCM) son materiales con un alto calor latente que, a la temperatura de cambio de fase (sólido ↔ líquido), son capaces de almacenar o liberar grandes cantidades de energía.

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