Research Article
Thermal Storage Capacity and Night Ventilation Performance of a Solar Chimney Combined with Different PCMs
Table 1
Specifications of the solar chimney and the thermo-physical properties of PCM.
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| Material | Glass | Dimension | 1500 × 1000 × 8 mm | Surface coating | 0.90 | Absorber | Plate | Aluminum | Thickness | 2 mm | Surface coating | 0.94 | PCMs | Myristoyl Dodecylic acid Myristelaidic acid Palmitic acid | Melting temperature | 38°C, 44°C, 50°C, 63°C | Thickness of PCM | 40 mm | Gap | Absorber plate to glass | 200 mm | Insulation material | Extruded insulation panels | 30 mm |
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