Research Article

Empirical Validation of Heat Transfer Performance Simulation of Graphite/PCM Concrete Materials for Thermally Activated Building System

Table 2

Temperature and heat transfer coefficient boundary conditions of the simulation.

LocationBoundary conditions
TemperatureHeat transfer coefficient/heat transfer resistance

Top surface of the modelMeasured indoor air temperatures (Figure 5(a))(a) Concrete: 7.0 W/m2K
(b) Graphite/PCM concrete: 7.0 W/m2K
Side of the modelAdiabaticNone
Bottom surface of the modelMeasured surface temperature of the heat plate (Figure 5(b))(a) Concrete: 0.067 m2K/W
(b) Graphite/PCM concrete: 0.077 m2K/W