<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>For many years Phase Change Materials (PCM) have attracted attention due to their ability to store large amounts of thermal energy. This property makes them a candidate for the use of passive heat storage. In many applications, they are used to avoid the overheating of the temperature of an indoor environment. This paper describes the behavior of phase change materials that are inbuilt in aerated concrete blocks. Two building samples of an aerated concrete wall were measured in laboratory equipment called “twin-boxes”. The first box consists of a traditional aerated concrete wall; the second one has additional PCM micro-encapsulated in the wall. The heat flux through the wall was measured and compared to simulation results modeled in the ESP-r program. This experimental measurement provides a foundation for a model that can be used to analyze further building constructions.</p></abstract>

For many years Phase Change Materials (PCM) have attracted attention due to their ability to store large amounts of thermal energy. This property makes them a candidate for the use of passive heat storage. In many applications, they are used to avoid the overheating of the temperature of an indoor environment. This paper describes the behavior of phase change materials that are inbuilt in aerated concrete blocks. Two building samples of an aerated concrete wall were measured in laboratory equipment called “twin-boxes”. The first box consists of a traditional aerated concrete wall; the second one has additional PCM micro-encapsulated in the wall. The heat flux through the wall was measured and compared to simulation results modeled in the ESP-r program. This experimental measurement provides a foundation for a model that can be used to analyze further building constructions.

Thermal Response Of An Aerated Concrete Wall With Micro-Encapsulated Phase Change Material

Department of Building Structures, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

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For many years Phase Change Materials (PCM) have attracted attention due to their ability to store large amounts of thermal energy. This property makes them a...

Thermal Response Of An Aerated Concrete Wall With Micro-Encapsulated Phase Change Material

Published Online: Jul 10, 2015

Page range: 19 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjce-2015-0008

Keywords
Latent heat, phase change materials, energy simulation

© Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Thermal Response Of An Aerated Concrete Wall With Micro-Encapsulated Phase Change Material

Published Online: Jul 10, 2015

Page range: 19 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjce-2015-0008

KeywordsLatent heat, phase change materials, energy simulation

© Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Latent heat, phase change materials, energy simulation