Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
Title | Energy Saving Potential of Cement-Based Mortar Containing Hybrid Phase Change Materials Applied in Building Envelopes |
Publication Type | Communications in International Conferences |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Kheradmand M., Azenha M., Gomes C. J. P., and Aguiar, J. B. |
Abstract | This work reports an experimental study regarding the energy saving potential of an innovative concept of thermal energy storage, which consists in embedding more than one type of Phase Change Material (PCM) into cement-based mortars to apply as renderings in façade walls of buildings. The mortar simultaneously incorporates three distinct phase change materials and is termed HPCMM (Hybrid PCM mortar). The total mass percentage of PCMs in HPCMM can reach as high as 20%, while maintaining satisfactory performance in terms of mechanical properties/behavior of the mortar. The experimental program comprises two laboratory scale prototypes, materialized by two hollow boxes of outer dimensions |
Conference Name | SCMT4, Fourth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technlogies |
Pagination | 1-10 |
Date Published | 2016-08-07 |
Conference Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
Keywords | Building envelope, Cement mortar, energy savings, Phase change materials |
Rights | embargoedAccess (2 Years) |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt