Research Article

Thermal Analysis of Building Roofs with Latent Heat Storage for Reduction in Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions: An Experimental and Numerical Research

Table 2

RCC roof configuration and cross-section thickness.

S. No.Roof configurationCross-section thickness of the roof (m)

1Traditional roof0.015P + 0.17RCC + 0.015P
2R-1 (outer)0.015P + 0.02PCM + 0.15RCC + 0.015P
3R-2 (middle)0.015P + 0.075RCC + 0.02PCM + 0.075RCC + 0.015P
4R-3 (inner)0.015P + 0.15RCC + 0.02PCM + 0.015P
5R-4 (outer–middle)0.015P + 0.01PCM + 0.070RCC + 0.01PCM + 0.080RCC + 0.015P
6R-5 (middle–inner)0.015P + 0.080RCC + 0.01PCM + 0.070RCC + 0.01PCM + 0.015P
7R-6 (outer–inner)0.015P + 0.01PCM + 0.15RCC + 0.01PCM + 0.015P