1. Energetic Performance Evaluation of Walls Incorporating Phase Change Material (PCM) Under Semi-Arid Climate of Benguerir City
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Mustapha Salihi, Maryam El Fiti, Yasser Harmen, Younes Chhiti, Ahmed Chebak, Srhir Bousalham, Fatima Ezzahrae M'Hamdi Alaoui, Mounia Achak, Charafeddine Jama, Université Ibn Tofaïl (UIT), Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique [Ben Guerir] (UM6P), Abdelmalek Essaadi University [Tétouan] (UAE), Université Chouaib Doukkali (UCD), Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMR 8207 (UMET), and Centrale Lille-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)
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Phase Change Material (PCM) ,Energyplus ,[CHIM.MATE]Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry ,Thermal comfort ,Phase change materials ,Renewable energy sources ,Energetic efficiency ,Energy consumption ,Building envelope ,[CHIM.POLY]Chemical Sciences/Polymers ,Temperature dependence ,Buildings ,Cooling ,Simulation - Abstract
International audience; The integration of phase change materials (PCMs) in the construction sector as a passive latent heat thermal energy storage system is a promising solution to regulate the thermal comfort of occupants and reduce energy consumption. In this study, a numerical investigation of PCM-enhanced integrated building walls in a semi-arid climate is performed to better understand the PCM effect in the building and optimise the choice of a PCM. A parametric study of various phase-change materials (RT-18 HC, RT-21 HC, RT-25 HC, RT-28 HC, and RT-35 HC) in PCM-composites walls is performed. The simulation results showed that the PCM-integrated walls lead to a considerable improvement in the indoor comfort and reduction in cooling and heating consumptions, as well as temperature fluctuations. Finally, this research has shown that a PCM wall comprising the paraffin RT-28 HC as PCM provides better heating and cooling energy performance, which significantly reduces annual energy consumption.
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- 2021
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