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Title: Incorporating PCM-enabled thermal energy storage into 3D printable cementitious composites

Abstract

This paper delineates the feasibility of incorporating microencapsulated phase change materials (mPCM) into 3D printable cementitious composite materials. A comprehensive experimental program was carried out to evaluate the impacts of mPCM on the printability, microstructures, mechanical and thermal properties of cementitious 3D printing ‘inks’. Results showed that the mPCM affected the printability of the cementitious ink material based on its physical properties (e.g., particle size) and volume loading – at lower volume loadings, mPCM increased the flowability of the cementitious ink material while leading to increased compressive strength and thermal conductivity for the hardened printed material. However, further increase in mPCM dosage led to a decrease in printability and, therefore, decrease in compressive strength and thermal conductivity as compared to the reference mixture. Here the results also showed that the inclusion of mPCM influence the printing parameters. In general, the inclusion of higher volume contents of mPCM necessitates a higher extrusion rate to achieve a desirable extrudability. Lastly, a thermal network model was formulated for 3D printed mPCM charged building components (e.g., wall). The study shows that microencapsulated PCM materials have good potential to be used in 3D printable cementitious mixtures for improving the thermal and energy performance of 3Dmore » printed buildings.« less

Authors:
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  1. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); University of Tennessee
OSTI Identifier:
1976934
Grant/Contract Number:  
EE0008677
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Cement and Concrete Composites
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 129; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0958-9465
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; thermal energy storage; 3D printing; functional cementitious materials; microencapsulated phase change materials

Citation Formats

Brooks, Adam L., He, Yawen, Farzadnia, Nima, Seyfimakrani, Shayan, and Zhou, Hongyu. Incorporating PCM-enabled thermal energy storage into 3D printable cementitious composites. United States: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2022.104492.
Brooks, Adam L., He, Yawen, Farzadnia, Nima, Seyfimakrani, Shayan, & Zhou, Hongyu. Incorporating PCM-enabled thermal energy storage into 3D printable cementitious composites. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2022.104492
Brooks, Adam L., He, Yawen, Farzadnia, Nima, Seyfimakrani, Shayan, and Zhou, Hongyu. Tue . "Incorporating PCM-enabled thermal energy storage into 3D printable cementitious composites". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2022.104492. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1976934.
@article{osti_1976934,
title = {Incorporating PCM-enabled thermal energy storage into 3D printable cementitious composites},
author = {Brooks, Adam L. and He, Yawen and Farzadnia, Nima and Seyfimakrani, Shayan and Zhou, Hongyu},
abstractNote = {This paper delineates the feasibility of incorporating microencapsulated phase change materials (mPCM) into 3D printable cementitious composite materials. A comprehensive experimental program was carried out to evaluate the impacts of mPCM on the printability, microstructures, mechanical and thermal properties of cementitious 3D printing ‘inks’. Results showed that the mPCM affected the printability of the cementitious ink material based on its physical properties (e.g., particle size) and volume loading – at lower volume loadings, mPCM increased the flowability of the cementitious ink material while leading to increased compressive strength and thermal conductivity for the hardened printed material. However, further increase in mPCM dosage led to a decrease in printability and, therefore, decrease in compressive strength and thermal conductivity as compared to the reference mixture. Here the results also showed that the inclusion of mPCM influence the printing parameters. In general, the inclusion of higher volume contents of mPCM necessitates a higher extrusion rate to achieve a desirable extrudability. Lastly, a thermal network model was formulated for 3D printed mPCM charged building components (e.g., wall). The study shows that microencapsulated PCM materials have good potential to be used in 3D printable cementitious mixtures for improving the thermal and energy performance of 3D printed buildings.},
doi = {10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2022.104492},
journal = {Cement and Concrete Composites},
number = C,
volume = 129,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
month = {Tue Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2022}
}

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