Overheating Reduction in Lightweight Framed Buildings with Application of Phase Change Materials

ZAVRL, Eva ;ZUPANC, Gašper ;STRITIH, Uroš ;DOVJAK, Mateja .
Overheating Reduction in Lightweight Framed Buildings with Application of Phase Change Materials. 
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 66, n.1, p. 3-14, january 2020. 
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/sl/article/overheating-reduction-in-lightweight-framed-buildings-with-application-of-phase-change-materials/>. Date accessed: 24 nov. 2024. 
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2019.6244.

Zavrl, E., Zupanc, G., Stritih, U., & Dovjak, M.
(2020).
Overheating Reduction in Lightweight Framed Buildings with Application of Phase Change Materials.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 66(1), 3-14.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2019.6244

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Zavrl, E.,Zupanc, G.,Stritih, U.,Dovjak, M.
2020 January 66. Overheating Reduction in Lightweight Framed Buildings with Application of Phase Change Materials. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering. [Online] 66:1

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Zavrl, Eva, Gašper  Zupanc, Uroš  Stritih, & Mateja  Dovjak.
"Overheating Reduction in Lightweight Framed Buildings with Application of Phase Change Materials." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 66.1 (2020): 3-14. Web.  24 Nov. 2024

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Zavrl, Eva, Zupanc, Gašper, Stritih, Uroš, AND Dovjak, Mateja.
"Overheating Reduction in Lightweight Framed Buildings with Application of Phase Change Materials" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 66 Number 1 (14 January 2020)