Experimental and Numerical Study of a Usual Brick Filled with PCM to Improve the Thermal Inertia of Buildings

In the past several decades, many literatures have emerged on the topic of phase change material and latent heat storage techniques used in building. Accordingly, it is essential to review previous work to know about phase change material application in building better. This article presents a review on phase change material application situations in building, and several aspects are discussed: phase change material major applications in building, phase change material application areas, phase change material application types, phase change material thermal-physical properties, and phase change material application effects. The results of this research show that phase change material application areas are mainly concentrated into four parts of north latitude from 25°to 60°and south latitude from 25°to 40°. No matter in which region, the use of paraffin is the broadest (the maximum use frequency is up to 87.5%). For organic phase change material, the melting temperature and the heat of fusion vary from 19°C to 29°C and from 120 kJ/kg to 280 kJ/kg, respectively. The best phase change material application effect found is a reduction of 4.2°C for air temperature in room. This study has important and directive significance for the practical application of phase change material in building.

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“…The PCM walls provided 14% of the annual heat load of the test room Hichem et al 72 Ouargla, Algeria…”

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A review on phase change material application in building

Cui

Xie

Liu

et al. 2017

Advances in Mechanical Engineering

160

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“…A brick of size 30 Â 20 Â 15 cm with 12 square cavities of 4 Â 3.667 cm filled with PCM was designed by Hichem, Noureddine, Nadia, & Djamila (2013), and they optimized the …”

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The design, properties, and performance of concrete masonry blocks with phase change materials

Alawadhi

2015

Eco-Efficient Masonry Bricks and Blocks

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“…Ceramic components are among the construction products that use phase change material. One of the methods of modification of these elements is the filling of existing gaps in finished masonry with phase change material [8][9][10]. Another method is a separate PCM layer, located on the inside or outside of the ceramic partition [11,12] or between the partition layers [13].…”

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“…In this case, the most commonly known parameters characterizing a given material and real values determining local climatic conditions are used for the analysis. A large number of articles [8,9,[29][30][31] present the results of the designed elements, obtained on the basis of two research methods: experimental and computer simulation. By comparing the two methods, it is possible to verify experimental results with theoretical results.…”

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Analysis of the Thermal Characteristics of a Composite Ceramic Product Filled with Phase Change Material

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The article presents a comparative analysis carried out using three methods, determining the heat transfer coefficient U for a ceramic product modified with a phase change material (PCM). The purpose of the article is to determine the convergence of the resulting thermal characteristics, obtained using the experimental method, numerical simulation, and standard calculation method according to the requirements of PN-EN ISO 6946. The heat transfer coefficient is one of the basic parameters characterizing the thermal insulation of a building partition. Most often, for the thermal characteristics of the partition, we obtain from the manufacturer the value of the thermal conductivity coefficient λ for individual homogeneous materials or the heat transfer coefficient U for the finished (prefabricated) partition. In the case of a designed composite element modified with a phase change material or other material, it is not possible to obtain direct information on the above parameter. In such a case, one of the methods presented in this article should be used to determine the U factor. The U factor in all analyses was determined in stationary conditions. Research has shown a significant convergence of the resulting value of the heat transfer coefficient obtained by the assumed methods. Thanks to obtaining similar values, it is possible to continue tests of thermal characteristics of partitions by means of numerical simulation, limiting the number of experimental tests (due to the longer test time required) in assumed different partition configurations, in stationary and dynamic conditions.

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Experimental and Numerical Study of a Usual Brick Filled with PCM to Improve the Thermal Inertia of Buildings

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A review on phase change material application in building

A review on phase change material application in building

The design, properties, and performance of concrete masonry blocks with phase change materials

Analysis of the Thermal Characteristics of a Composite Ceramic Product Filled with Phase Change Material

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