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Investigating the effect of using PCM in building materials for energy saving: Case study of Sharif Energy Research Institute

Esbati, S ; Sharif University of Technology | 2020

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1002/ese3.328
  3. Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2020
  4. Abstract:
  5. In order to attain an efficient path into the enhancement of the sustainable conservation and management of energy resources in the buildings and residential sections, efforts by all relevant institutions in the area of energy are essential and primitive. Hence, the development of the energy supply model in the building and the provision of fundamental solutions in this area is rudimentary. The key to any program related to this matter is to boost and extend energy efficiency and energy resource management. According to the global statistics and processed data, the residential sector accounts for 34 percent of the total energy consumption in Iran, which is the highest energy consumption compared to all existing sectors; therefore, immeasurable research has been done on optimizing energy usage in the building sector. One of the most efficient energy optimization methods can be achieved by using energy storage materials in the outer walls of the buildings. In this project, a research-based residential building is considered as a case to investigate for energy optimization. In the first stage, the building is simulated and the energy consumption of the building is measured. Afterward, with actual measurements, real consumption is approximated and compared with the results of the software. After verifying the software data, the insulation is simulated in the software and the outcomes of using this insulator are investigated to reduce energy consumption. Energy storage materials are considered as a type of phase-change material. These materials have the same characteristics which is having a different melting point and, by capturing and losing heat at design temperatures, they can help maintain energy inside the building that is how they can be considered as an insulator. Within the appropriate software which is Design-Builder, miscellaneous types of these materials are available with various features. The final results point out that the use of this material saves up to 30% of the heating energy and about 8% in the cooling load of the building. © 2019 The Authors. Energy Science & Engineering published by the Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons Ltd
  6. Keywords:
  7. Building ; Energy consumption ; Energy saving ; Phase-change material ; Architectural design ; Buildings ; Digital storage ; Energy conservation ; Energy resources ; Energy storage ; Energy utilization ; Historic preservation ; Housing ; Natural resources management ; Phase change materials ; Actual measurements ; Energy optimization ; Energy resource managements ; Fundamental solutions ; Reduce energy consumption ; Residential building ; Sustainable conservations ; Total energy consumption ; Energy efficiency
  8. Source: Energy Science and Engineering ; Volume 8, Issue 4 , 2020 , Pages 959-972
  9. URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ese3.328