Thermal Behaviour Analysis and Cost-Saving Opportunities of PCM-Integrated Terracotta Brick Buildings

Table 1

Thermophysical properties of studied building materials.

	Phase transition range	Solid PCM temp.	k (W/(m·K))		Liquid PCM temp.	Cp (kJ/(kg·K))		ρ (kg/m^3)
PCM	(°C)	(°C)	Solid	Liquid	(°C)	Solid	Liquid	Solid	Liquid
OM18	14–20	14	0.182 ± 0.002	0.176 ± 0.003	28	2.93 ± 0.02	2.70 ± 0.02	907 ± 6	871 ± 5
HS22	18–28	15	1.14 ± 0.001	0.57 ± 0.005	28	2.28 ± 0.06	2.53 ± 0.03	1651 ± 3	1556 ± 4
OM29	24–33	20	0.293 ± 0.004	0.173 ± 0.007	33	2.33 ± 0.02	2.72 ± 0.01	976 ± 5	880 ± 3
OM32	28–38	28	0.219 ± 0.002	0.145 ± 0.002	40	3.13 ± 0.01	2.82 ± 0.02	926 ± 4	875 ± 2
OM37	33–40	33	0.17 ± 0.003	0.14 ± 0.002	45	2.56 ± 0.04	2.63 ± 0.02	974 ± 2	865 ± 3
Plaster		—	0.721 ± 0.005	—	—	1.76 ± 0.04	—	840 ± 3	—
Terracotta brick		—	0.62 ± 0.004	—	—	0.816 ± 0.04	—	1950 ± 5	—