Numerical Analysis of the Energy Improvement of Plastering Mortars with Phase Change Materials

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2014

Authors

Sa, AV (Author) Other; Almeida, RMSF (Author) Other; Hipólito Sousa (Author) FEUP; Delgado, JMPQ (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Vol. 2014

Pages: 1-12

ISSN: 1687-8434

Publisher: Hindawi

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 7 Citations

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-009-B6N

DOI: 10.1155/2014/582536

Abstract (EN): 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.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 12