University of Belgrade : Faculty of Agriculture : The Institute for Agricultural Engineering
Abstract
Due to the excessive use of air conditioners and heating systems, energy consumption by the builiding sector has been growing significantly in recent years, which leads to the accelerated depletion of conventional energy sources and to the fact that renewable energy sources are becoming more and more popular. Phase change materials are suitable for use in latent heat energy storage technology due to their high storage density and stable thermal properties. The thickness of phase change materials (PCMs) added to the thermal envelope of a lightweight building is investigated in this study. The simulations were run for 7 days in July, which was determined to be the hottest period of the summer based on the Meteonorm weather file, and when it is difficult to maintain thermal comfort without using a lot of energy. The thermal behavior of the building without PCM and with builtin PCM in the envelope of the building in one wall on the south side and on the ceiling, with different thicknesses of phase-changing material was simulated and the results obtained were analyzed with the aim of establishing which thickness of phase-changing material is optimal for installation in the envelope of the buildingThe 6th International Symposiumon Agricultural Engineering; Oct 19-21, Belgrade, 2023
