Experimental Research on the Thermal Performance of Composite PCM Hollow Block Walls and Validation of Phase Transition Heat Transfer Models

Table 1

Thermal-physical parameters of PCM (Capric Acid).

Density; (kg·m^−3)	Sensible heat c; (J·kg^−1·K^−1)	Latent heat L; (J·kg^−1)	Thermal conductivity; (W·m^−1·K^−1)	Melting peak temperature range (°C)	Freezing peak temperature range (°C)
886 (liquid); 1004 (solid)	2919	138040 (melting); 150970 (freezing)	0.152	31.4~34.5	24.6~27.1