Thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) for the improvement of the energy performance of buildings

• Autor(es): Soares, N. ; Gaspar, A. R. ; Santos, P. ; Reinhart, C.F. ; Costa, J.J.
• Data: 2016
• Identificador Persistente: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/42010
• Origem: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
• Assunto(s): Phase change materials
• Tipo de Documento: Outro
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Main Goals: - To evaluate how PCMs can be used to improve the energy performance of different typologies of residential buildings (lightweight steel-framed and heavyweight constructions) in different climates; -To develop a methodology for the dynamic simulation of energy in buildings considering the influence of latent heat from the phase change processes; - To develop a methodology for the assessment of the heat transfer through small thermal energy storage (TES) units to be used in the design of new construction solutions.