Experimental evaluation of phase change material building walls using small passive test boxes

Conference · Thu Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6416100

Collier, R K; Grimmer, D P

Macroencapsulated PCM cemented within masonry building blocks can markedly increase the effectiveness of an equivalent volume of concrete for use as a mass wall for passive solar applications. Various hydrocarbons and hydrated salts were tested. The test procedure and results are presented and discussed. Of the PCM's tested, the most promising candidate material is calcium chloride hexahydrate. The best performing PCM blocks performed on a par with a massive masonry design. (WHK)

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6416100
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-79-175; CONF-790106-4
• Resource Relation: Conference: 3. national passive solar conference, San Jose, CA, USA, 11 Jan 1979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
CALCIUM CHLORIDES
LATENT HEAT STORAGE
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
WALLS
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
PERFORMANCE
CONCRETES
ENCAPSULATION
EVALUATION
PERFORMANCE TESTING
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
BUILDING MATERIALS
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM HALIDES
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ENERGY STORAGE
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING SYSTEMS
MATERIALS
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
STORAGE
TESTING
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