Numerical Analysis of the Energy Improvement of Plastering Mortars with Phase Change Materials. (10th April 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Váz Sá, A.; Almeida, R. M. S. F.; Sousa, H.; Delgado, J. M. P. Q.
• Other Names: de Lima A. G. Barbosa Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Advances in materials science and engineering. Volume 2014(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-04-10
• Subjects: Materials science -- Periodicals; Materials science; Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1155/2014/582536
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-8434

Abstract

Abstract : Building components with incorporated phase change materials (PCMs) meant to increase heat storage capacity and enable stabilization of interior buildings surface temperatures, whereby influencing the thermal comfort sensation and the stabilization of the interior ambient temperatures. The potential of advanced simulation tools to evaluate and optimize the usage of PCM in the control of indoor temperature, allowing for an improvement in the comfort conditions and/or in the cooling energy demand, was explored. This paper presents a numerical and sensitivity analysis of the enthalpy and melting temperature effect on the inside building comfort sensation potential of the plastering PCM.