Use of microencapsulated PCM in concrete walls for energy savings

Luisa F. Cabeza; Cecilia Castellón; Miquel Nogués; Marc Medrano; Ron Leppers; Oihana Zubillaga

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.03.030

Use of microencapsulated PCM in concrete walls for energy savings

Luisa F. Cabeza^*, Cecilia Castellón, Miquel Nogués, Marc Medrano, Ron Leppers, Oihana Zubillaga

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This paper studies a new innovative concrete with phase change materials (PCM) on thermal aspects. The final objective is to develop a product which would achieve important energy savings in buildings. The work here presented is the construction and experimental installation of two real size concrete cubicles to study the effect of the inclusion of a PCM with a melting point of 26 °C. The cubicles were constructed in the locality of Puigverd of Lleida (Spain). The results of this study show the energy storage in the walls by encapsulating PCMs and the comparison with conventional concrete without PCMs leading to an improved thermal inertia as well as lower inner temperatures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	113-119
Number of pages	7
Journal	Energy and Buildings
Volume	39
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.03.030
Publication status	Published - Feb 2007

Keywords

Buildings
Concrete
Energy savings
Phase change material (PCM)
Thermal energy storage (TES)

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Use of microencapsulated PCM in concrete walls for energy savings

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