Thermal Analysis of Building Roofs with Latent Heat Storage for Reduction in Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions: An Experimental and Numerical Research
Table 5
Input variables for analytical research.
Input variables for analytical research
Values
The temperature of the surrounding environment on average during April (θm)
28°C
Cooling degree–hours (CDH)
2,541°C hr
Liquid fraction (ωl)
0.6
PCM cycle number throughout April (ncy)
30
Latent heat of PCM throughout April utilization (Lfg)
163.3 kJ/kg
Cyclic transmittance difference between prototype roof with and without PCM (ucy)