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Simulation study of a pipe-encapsulated PCM wall system with self-activated heat removal by nocturnal sky radiation

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  • Yan, Tian
  • Sun, Zhongwei
  • Gao, Jiajia
  • Xu, Xinhua
  • Yu, Jinghua
  • Gang, Wenjie

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Pipe-encapsulated PCM wall system with self-activated heat removal by nocturnal sky radiation cooler is a feasible means for building insulation and heat removal by using natural energy. In this paper, a system simulation platform including the simplified pipe-encapsulated PCM wall model, heat pipe heat-transfer model and nocturnal radiation model are established to investigate the thermal performance of the pipe-encapsulated PCM wall system with self-activated heat removal by a nocturnal sky radiation cooler. The temperature and heat flow of this system used in light-weight, medium-weight and heavy-weight walls under a dynamic boundary condition are respectively simulated on this platform. Results show that about 55.6%–82.8% of heat from the outdoor can be resisted by the pipe-encapsulated PCM wall, and 54.7%∼81.0% of that can be removed by the nocturnal radiation cooler at night. Comparing with the common wall, the proposed system can reduce by 32.4%∼55.5% of the accumulated heat entering into indoor environment. Good energy-saving potential can be achieved by this pipe-encapsulated PCM wall system. Besides, the result further reveals that the reduction of the accumulated internal surface heat transfer of this system used in medium-weight and heavy-weight walls is obvious larger than that of this system used in light-weight wall.

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  • Yan, Tian & Sun, Zhongwei & Gao, Jiajia & Xu, Xinhua & Yu, Jinghua & Gang, Wenjie, 2020. "Simulation study of a pipe-encapsulated PCM wall system with self-activated heat removal by nocturnal sky radiation," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 146(C), pages 1451-1464.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:146:y:2020:i:c:p:1451-1464
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.060
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