Energy performance of building envelopes integrated with phase change materials for cooling load reduction in tropical Singapore

• Published in: Applied energy Vol. 162; pp. 207 - 217
• Main Authors: Lei, Jiawei, Yang, Jinglei, Yang, En-Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.01.2016
• Subjects: Building envelope; buildings; cooling; Cooling load reduction; cost effectiveness; energy; energy conservation; heat; mathematical models; Phase change material (PCM); phase transition; Singapore; Space cooling; temperature; Tropical climate; tropics; Singapore; Phase change material (PCM); Cooling load reduction; Building envelope; Tropical climate; Space cooling

•PCM can effectively reduce building cooling load in tropical climate.•Selection of phase change temperature, location, thickness, and enthalpy curve of PCM is critical.•Optimum phase change temperature is influenced by location, thickness, and enthalpy curve of PCM.•Recommendation on the optimized...