Research Article
Thermal Behaviour Analysis and Cost-Saving Opportunities of PCM-Integrated Terracotta Brick Buildings
Table 2
Elements used for the thermoeconomic analysis.
| S. No. | Elements | Value |
| 1 | Annual cooling degree-hours (CDH18oC) (°C-hours) in ahmedabad and lucknow | 82440 and 6614 | 2 | Annual heating degree-hours (HDH18oC) (°C-hours) in ahmedabad and lucknow | 264 and 4512 | 3 | Outside and inside heat transfer coefficients (hoand hi) (W/m2K) | 25.00 and 7.70 | 4 | Coefficient of performance (COP) | 2.50 | 5 | Unit cost of electricity (Ce) ($/kWh) | 0.082 | 6 | Unit cost of natural gas (Cn) ($/kWh) | 0.014 | 7 | Efficiency (η) | 0.80 | 8 | Mass of CO2 emission rates per unit usage of electricity (p1) (kg//kWh) | 0.98 x 1.60 | 9 | Mass of CO2 emission rates per unit usage of natural gas (p2) (kg//kWh) | 0.18 | 10 | Material cost of PCMs (Ci) ($/kg) COM18,CHS22, COM29, COM32, and COM37 | 3.75, 1.26, 4.29, 2.68, and 2.86 | 11 | Inflation rate (i) | 7.6% | 12 | Discount rate (d) | 6.6% |
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