Thermal Feature of a Modified Solar Phase Change Material Storage Wall System

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center">Max</td><td class="align_center">Time to reach max</td><td class="align_center">Min</td><td class="align_center">Time to reach min</td><td class="align_center">Average</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>T</i><sub>up-mid</sub></td><td class="align_center">10.2°C</td><td class="align_center">16 : 06</td><td class="align_center">−0.6°C</td><td class="align_center">7 : 36</td><td class="align_center">2.2°C</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>T</i><sub>mid-low</sub></td><td class="align_center">18.6°C</td><td class="align_center">15 : 45</td><td class="align_center">−0.7°C</td><td class="align_center">6 : 20</td><td class="align_center">5.8°C</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>T</i><sub>front-back</sub></td><td class="align_center">65.6°C</td><td class="align_center">11 : 22</td><td class="align_center">−8.3°C</td><td class="align_center">17 : 30</td><td class="align_center">14.5°C</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Summarized result of temperature difference between the upper, middle, and lower heat-absorbing aluminum plate and back of the insulation layer.</div>

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Table 4: Thermal Feature of a Modified Solar Phase Change Material Storage Wall System 