INVESTIGATION OF THE APPROPRIATE PHASE CHANGE TEMPERATURES FOR AN ENHANCED PASSIVE INDOOR THERMAL REGULATION IN A SEMI-ARID CLIMATE: TUNABLE PCM CASE

Investigation of the appropriate phase change temperatures for an enhanced passive indoor thermal regulation in a semi-arid climate: Tunable PCM case

Researchers in the building industry are becoming increasingly interested in phase change materials (PCM).As these PCMs might provide passive temperature adjustment, this will aid in lowering the energy consumption of Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) devices.To prevent leakage during phase change, an enclosure is needed when instal

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Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and computational studies of Schiff base complexes of tin(IV) chloride

Reaction of anhydrous tin(IV) chloride with mono functional bidentate Schiff bases (sbnH), in 1:2 molar ratios, gives complexes of the Vitamin D type, [(sbn)2SnCl2] (1-4) (where, n=1-4; sb=2-(((4-chlorophenyl)imino)methyl)phenol, sb1H, I; 2-(((4-bromophenyl)imino)methyl) phenol, sb2H, II; 2-(((4-chlorophenyl)imino)methyl)-6-methoxyphenol, sb3H, III

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Brazilian Art and the Dilemma of Globalization: Strategies of Internationalization and Cultural Affirmation in Two 1990s Biennials

This paper will address specifically the 24th edition of the São Paulo Biennial (1998), which took up Oswald de Andrade’s concept of anthropophagy as a guiding axis, but it will also bring to light the first edition of the Mercosul Biennial, which was held in 1997 in the city of Porto Alegre, situated in the south of Brazil, with the int

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