What are the applications of reduction in compressive strength of cement mortar by using PCM?.
The energy consumption for buildings increased very rapidly in the recent years due to the population growth, the enhancement of building services and thermal comfort levels, and the rise in stay time for people spending inside buildings . Therefore, it is of great significance to develop novel building materials for improving the energy utilization efficiency and reducing the energy consumption for buildings.
A phase change material (PCM) that can absorb or release a large quantity of latent heat when it changes phase from solid state to liquid state or vice versa, can be applied into thermal energy storage systems. Incorporating a suitable PCM into the walls, ceiling and floor of a building can function as reducing the room temperature swings in the building, thus leading to an improvement in the human comfort and a reduction in the energy consumption for the building.
Please see these articles which may help:
https://repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt/bitstream/1822/17712/1/China_PCM.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › NCBI › Literature › PubMed Central (PMC)
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