Thermal performance evaluation of a passive building wall with CO2-filled transparent thermal insulation and paraffin-based PCM
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Author(s)
Torres-Rodríguez, Agustín
Morillón-Gálvez, David
Aldama-Ávalos, Daniel
Hernández-Gómez, Víctor Hugo
García Kerdan, Iván
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Novel thermal insulation materials and wall configurations have the potential to play a major role in reducing energy demand and carbon emissions from the building sector. In this study, a passive heating wall system composed by a CO2-filled transparent thermal insulation (TTI) and an organic phase change material (PCM), and a passive cooling system composed by a Tromble Wall with nano-film and a CO2-filled TTI are proposed and evaluated. The aim is to present a detailed analytical model for rapidly calculating thermal performance of the proposed wall configurations. As case study, a 108 m2 south façade of a building located in Mexico has been used. Outputs suggest that as a passive heating measure, the system has the potential to supply heat in the order of 118 W, 126 W, 134 W, and 157 W, during the months of December, January, February, and March respectively. Additionally, thermal performance and air velocity simulations suggest that for the heating case, considering an outdoor and indoor temperature conditions of 0 °C and 21 °C respectively, the internal layer surface reaches a temperature of 9.2 °C; while for the cooling case, considering outdoor and indoor temperature conditions of 25 °C and 21 °C respectively, it reaches 22.5 °C with a maximum indoor air velocity of 0.5 m/s. Compared to other gases, CO2 could hold a greater potential due to its low thermal conductivity and capital costs. Large-scale implementation of such systems could make the building sector an interesting option as an artificial sink for carbon storage.
Date Issued
2020-07-15
Date Acceptance
2020-04-28
Citation
Solar Energy, 2020, 205, pp.1-11
ISSN
0038-092X
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Start Page
1
End Page
11
Journal / Book Title
Solar Energy
Volume
205
Copyright Statement
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038092X20304758?via%3Dihub
Subjects
Energy
09 Engineering
12 Built Environment and Design
Publication Status
Published online
Date Publish Online
2020-05-20