PCM-Enhanced Building Components An Application of Phase Change Materials in Building Envelopes and Internal Structures /

• Main Author: Kośny, Jan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Engineering Materials and Processes,
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy efficiency.; Buildings.; Building materials.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Structural materials.; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings).; Structural Materials.; Building Materials.; Building Types and Functions.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

Presenting an overview of the use of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) within buildings, this book discusses the performance of PCM-enhanced building envelopes. It reviews the most common PCMs suitable for building applications, and discusses PCM encapsulation and packaging  methods. In addition to this...

Table of Contents:

• History of PCM applications in buildings
• Overview of basic PCM products used in buildings – encapsulation and packaging methods
• Overview of PCM-enhanced building products worldwide
• Heat transfer in PCM-enhanced building components
• Laboratory and field testing of PCM-enhanced building products and systems
• Thermal and energy modeling of PCM-enhanced building envelopes
• Climate impact on energy performance of PCM-enhanced building envelopes
• Cost reduction analysis for PCM-enhanced building products
• Economical analysis of PCM applications in North American buildings
• PCM-building-product data base.