Phase change materials for building applications: A state-of-the-art review

Bætens, Ruben; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gustavsen, Arild

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.03.026

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“…Hariri and Ward [9] presented the first review paper of using thermal storage system in building applications, which mainly from the theoretical aspects of sensible and latent heat storage. From 2007, some reviews on possible current building applications of thermal energy storage have been carried out [15,16,18,19]. It is apparently that there are a little of reviews on this topic in these two years, one about enhanced gypsum wallboard and enhance concrete technique [19] and one about the PCMs used for building applications [20].…”

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“…From 2007, some reviews on possible current building applications of thermal energy storage have been carried out [15,16,18,19]. It is apparently that there are a little of reviews on this topic in these two years, one about enhanced gypsum wallboard and enhance concrete technique [19] and one about the PCMs used for building applications [20]. However, during these two years many relative papers of using PCMs in buildings have been published and the technique of incorporation of PCMs with conventional materials has been improved a lot especially due to the development of microencapsulated PCMs.…”

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Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) in building applications

2012

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Thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) offers a high thermal storage density with a moderate temperature variation, and has attracted growing attention due to its important role in achieving energy conservation in buildings with thermal comfort. Various methods have been investigated by previous researchers to incorporate PCMs into the building structures, and it has been found that with the help of PCMs the indoor temperature fluctuations can be reduced significantly whilst maintaining desirable thermal comfort. This paper summarises previous works on latent thermal energy storage in building applications, covering PCMs, the impregnation methods, current building applications and their thermal performance analyses, as well as numerical simulation of buildings with PCMs. Over 100 references are included in this paper.

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Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) in building applications

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“…free cooling [1], cold thermal storage media and absorption refrigeration. Other integrated systems are PCM Trombe wall, PCM wallboards, PCM shutter, PCM concrete, PCM under-floor heating systems, PCM ceiling boards [2][3][4] as well as hot water supply and waste heat recovery systems [5]. For instance, E.Oro et al [6] and Gang Li et al [7] reviewed PCMs melting point below 20 ºC for cold thermal energy storage applications.…”

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Review of solid–liquid phase change materials and their encapsulation technologies

Darkwa

Kokogiannakis

2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Various types of solid-liquid phase change materials (PCMs) have been reviewed for thermal energy storage applications. The review has shown that organic solid-liquid PCMs have much more advantages and capabilities than inorganic PCMs but do possess low thermal conductivity and density as well as being flammable. Inorganic PCMs possess higher heat storage capacities and conductivities, cheaper and readily available as well as being non-flammable, but do experience supercooling and phase segregation problems during phase change process. The review has also shown that eutectic PCMs have unique advantage since their melting points can be adjusted. In addition, they have relatively high thermal conductivity and density but they possess low latent and specific heat capacities. Encapsulation technologies and shell materials have also been examined and limitations established. The morphology of particles was identified as a key influencing factor on the thermal and chemical stability and the mechanical strength of encapsulated PCMs. In general, in-situ polymerization method appears to offer the best technological approach in terms of encapsulation efficiency and structural integrity of core material. There is however the need for the development of enhancement methods and standardization of testing procedures for microencapsulated PCMs. Abstract: Various types of solid-liquid phase change materials (PCMs) have been reviewed for thermal energy storage applications. The review has shown that organic solid-liquid PCMs have much more advantages and capabilities than inorganic PCMs but do possess low thermal conductivity and density as well as being flammable. Inorganic PCMs possess higher heat storage capacities and conductivities, cheaper and readily available as well as being non-flammable, but do experience supercooling and phase segregation problems during phase change process. The review has also shown that eutectic PCMs have unique advantage since their melting points can be adjusted. In addition they have relatively high thermal conductivity and density but they possess low latent and specific heat capacities. Encapsulation technologies and shell materials have also been examined and limitations established. The morphology of particles were identified as a key influencing factor on the thermal and chemical stability and the mechanical strength of encapsulated PCMs. In general, in-situ polymerization method appears to offer the best technological approach in terms of encapsulation efficiency and structural integrity of core material. There is however the need for the development of enhancement methods and standardization of testing procedures for microencapsulated PCMs.

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“…Indeed, many review articles devoted to the description of construction solutions with PCMs and their thermal performance analysis can be found in literature [9,75,[78][79][80][81]83,84,[166][167][168][169][170][171][172][173][174][175][176][177][178][179]. An updated review on PCMs integrated into transparent building elements was recently carried out by Fokaides et al [180].…”

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“…Regarding building applications, PCMs should have a melting/solidification temperature in the practical range of application, high latent heat of fusion and improved thermal conductivity [9]. PCMs should also have desirable thermophysical, kinetic, chemical, economic and environmental properties, as pointed out by several authors [9,[78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86]. The optimum incorporation of PCMs within construction systems and the evaluation of the energy performance of the building with these elements is very complex and challenging.…”

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Energy efficiency and thermal performance of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction: A review

Soares

Santos

Gervásio

et al. 2017

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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The improvement of the use of renewable energy sources, such as solar thermal energy, and the reduction of energy demand during the several stages of buildings' life cycle is crucial towards a more sustainable built environment. This paper presents an overview of the main features of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction with cold-formed elements from the point of view of life cycle energy consumption. The main LSF systems are described and some strategies for reducing thermal bridges and for improving the thermal resistance of LSF envelope elements are presented. Several passive strategies for increasing the thermal storage capacity of LSF solutions are discussed and particular attention is devoted to the incorporation of phase change materials (PCMs). These materials can be used to improve indoor thermal comfort, to reduce the energy demand for air-conditioning and to take advantage of solar thermal energy. The importance of reliable dynamic and holistic simulation methodologies to assess the energy demand for heating and cooling during the operational phase of LSF buildings is also discussed. Finally, the life cycle assessment (LCA) and the environmental performance of LSF construction are reviewed to discuss the main contribution of this kind of construction towards more sustainable buildings.

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Phase change materials for building applications: A state-of-the-art review

Cited by 821 publications

References 31 publications

Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) in building applications

Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) in building applications

Review of solid–liquid phase change materials and their encapsulation technologies

Energy efficiency and thermal performance of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction: A review

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