Research Article
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/m3) |
| 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 | — |
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