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Computational Analysis of the Influence of PCMs on Building Performance in Summer

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The insulation of buildings in summer requires to exploit the heat capacity of materials in order to delay the heat transfer through the building structure. Phase change materials (PCM) installed in buildings can reduce the indoor temperature; however, given their high cost, their use must be evaluated carefully. This paper investigates the structures that can be coupled with PCM efficaciously, and it highlights some problems that could be caused by PCMs. The investigation has been performed numerically by means of the Energy-Plus software.

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  1. University of Brescia, Via Branze 38, 25123, Brescia, Italy

    Manuela Neri, Paola Ferrari, Davide Luscietti & Mariagrazia Pilotelli

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  2. Department of Information Engineering, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy

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Neri, M., Ferrari, P., Luscietti, D., Pilotelli, M. (2020). Computational Analysis of the Influence of PCMs on Building Performance in Summer. In: Murgul, V., Pasetti, M. (eds) International Scientific Conference Energy Management of Municipal Facilities and Sustainable Energy Technologies EMMFT 2018. EMMFT-2018 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 982. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19756-8_1

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