Benefits of PCM underfloor heating with PCM wallboards for space heating in winter

Paul Devaux and Mohammed Mehdi Farid

Applied Energy, 2017, vol. 191, issue C, 593-602

Abstract: Phase Change Materials (PCM) can be incorporated into various building components to increase their thermal mass to reduce energy consumption and to perform peak load shifting. This work shows the benefits of PCM when incorporated in walls, ceiling, and in combination with PCM underfloor heating system using two different types of PCMs. The use of higher melting point PCM with the underfloor heating system allowed significant peak load shifting, while using lower melting point PCM in the walls and ceiling provided the comfort needed in the building. Two identical huts built at Tamaki Campus of University of Auckland (New Zealand) are modelled using the software EnergyPlus. The simulations results are validated against experimental data obtained from two office size constructions. Ten days period is analysed, showing for the first time successful morning and evening peak load shifting with energy and cost saving of 32% and 42%, respectively.

Keywords: Phase Change Materials; Underfloor heating; Wallboard; EnergyPlus; Computer validation; Peak load shifting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (33)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261917300685
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:appene:v:191:y:2017:i:c:p:593-602

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/405891/bibliographic
http://www.elsevier. ... 405891/bibliographic

DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.01.060

Access Statistics for this article

Applied Energy is currently edited by J. Yan

More articles in Applied Energy from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().