Integration of phase change material and thermal insulation material as a passive strategy for building cooling in the tropics

Pin Jin Ong; Yun Yee Lum; Xiang Yun Debbie Soo; Suxi Wang; Pei Wang; Dongzhi Chi; Hongfei Liu; Dan Kai; Chi Lik Ken Lee; Qingyu Yan; Jianwei Xu; Xian Jun Loh; Qiang Zhu

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.131583

Integration of phase change material and thermal insulation material as a passive strategy for building cooling in the tropics

Pin Jin Ong, Yun Yee Lum, Xiang Yun Debbie Soo, Suxi Wang, Pei Wang, Dongzhi Chi, Hongfei Liu, Dan Kai, Chi Lik Ken Lee, Qingyu Yan, Jianwei Xu^*, Xian Jun Loh, Qiang Zhu

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Abstract

As climate change intensifies in recent years, many are paying much attention to efficient energy-saving solutions to reduce the cooling load in buildings. In this work, a passive cooling strategy involving the incorporation of microencapsulated phase change material (MEPCM) and glass bubble (GB) into the paint and coating on mortar panels was investigated in the tropics. Results indicated that the integrated MEPCM-GB mortar panel consisting of 30% PCM and 20 % GB was found to have a maximum surface temperature and ambient temperature reduction of 3.2 °C and 7.0 °C in a laboratory-based and outdoor-based parametric study respectively.

Original language	English
Article number	131583
Journal	Construction and Building Materials
Volume	386
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.131583
Publication status	Published - Jul 10 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction
General Materials Science

Keywords

Building cooling
Glass bubble
Mortar
Paint
Phase change material

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Ong, P. J., Lum, Y. Y., Soo, X. Y. D., Wang, S., Wang, P., Chi, D., Liu, H., Kai, D., Lee, C. L. K., Yan, Q., Xu, J., Loh, X. J., & Zhu, Q. (2023). Integration of phase change material and thermal insulation material as a passive strategy for building cooling in the tropics. Construction and Building Materials, 386, Article 131583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.131583

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