Research Article

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

Table 4

Mean absolute error between experimental and simulation values.

CaseMean absolute error
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Concrete
 Heating period1.3°C0.3°C1.3°C
 Nonheating period0.4°C0.3°C0.3°C
Graphite/PCM concrete
 Heating period3.1°C0.7°C1.2°C
 Nonheating period0.7°C0.6°C0.5°C