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International Journal of Mechanical Systems Engineering Volume 1 (2015), Article ID 1:IJMSE-102, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-7412/2015/102
Research Article
Solar Energy Management Using Phase Change Materials Passive Systems in the Athens Area Buildings

E. D. Kravvaritis, K. A. Antonopoulos, C. Tzivanidis* and E. Bellos

National Technical University of Athens, School of Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Department, Heroon Polytehniou 9, 15773 Zografou, Athens, Greece
Dr. Christos Tzivanidis, National Technical University of Athens, School of Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Department, Heroon Polytehniou 9, 15773 Zografou, Athens, Greece; E-mail: ctzivan@central.ntua.gr
18 February 2015; 23 April 2015; 25 April 2015
Kravvaritis ED, Antonopoulos KA, Tzivanidis C, Bellos E (2015) Solar Energy Management Using Phase Change Materials Passive Systems in the Athens Area Buildings. Int J Mech Syst Eng 1: 102. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-7412/2015/102
© 2015 Kravvaritis et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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