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COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS INVESTIGATION ON THE USE OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) HEAT EXCHANGER TO PROVIDE COOLING FOR BUILDING THERMAL COMFORT

Buildings use HVACs which stand for Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning that is known to consume a significant amount of power to run. As space cooling demand rises, so does the need for more economical and environmentally-friendly options to be explored. The use of PCMs for thermal energy sto...

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Main Author: RAM NAIR, SAYSHAR
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2018
Online Access:http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/19291/1/Sayshar_20091_Dissertation.pdf
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spelling my-utp-utpedia.192912019-06-11T10:28:37Z http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/19291/ COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS INVESTIGATION ON THE USE OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) HEAT EXCHANGER TO PROVIDE COOLING FOR BUILDING THERMAL COMFORT RAM NAIR, SAYSHAR Buildings use HVACs which stand for Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning that is known to consume a significant amount of power to run. As space cooling demand rises, so does the need for more economical and environmentally-friendly options to be explored. The use of PCMs for thermal energy storage is not a new topic and has been an ongoing research area for many years. Based on existing research, PCMs can be used within HVACs to reduce the electrical load needed to provide air cooling as well as be incorporated into the walls of the building to ensure a cooler indoor space without a full load on the HVAC during the day. The novelty of this research is to investigate the potential energy savings by incorporating PCM into the walls of the building as well as within the heat exchanger which supplies air to the building. This report shows the meshed models of both the PCM containing heat exchanger and that of the building that is being simulated. The report also contains the temperature data obtained from the heat exchanger which will be used as the inlet condition for the modelled building. The results will then be compared with a non PCM containing building to quantify the potential energy saving that can be achieved by having PCM within the walls of the building. 2018-01 Final Year Project NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/19291/1/Sayshar_20091_Dissertation.pdf RAM NAIR, SAYSHAR (2018) COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS INVESTIGATION ON THE USE OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) HEAT EXCHANGER TO PROVIDE COOLING FOR BUILDING THERMAL COMFORT. UNSPECIFIED.
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description Buildings use HVACs which stand for Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning that is known to consume a significant amount of power to run. As space cooling demand rises, so does the need for more economical and environmentally-friendly options to be explored. The use of PCMs for thermal energy storage is not a new topic and has been an ongoing research area for many years. Based on existing research, PCMs can be used within HVACs to reduce the electrical load needed to provide air cooling as well as be incorporated into the walls of the building to ensure a cooler indoor space without a full load on the HVAC during the day. The novelty of this research is to investigate the potential energy savings by incorporating PCM into the walls of the building as well as within the heat exchanger which supplies air to the building. This report shows the meshed models of both the PCM containing heat exchanger and that of the building that is being simulated. The report also contains the temperature data obtained from the heat exchanger which will be used as the inlet condition for the modelled building. The results will then be compared with a non PCM containing building to quantify the potential energy saving that can be achieved by having PCM within the walls of the building.
format Final Year Project
author RAM NAIR, SAYSHAR
spellingShingle RAM NAIR, SAYSHAR
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS INVESTIGATION ON THE USE OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) HEAT EXCHANGER TO PROVIDE COOLING FOR BUILDING THERMAL COMFORT
author_facet RAM NAIR, SAYSHAR
author_sort RAM NAIR, SAYSHAR
title COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS INVESTIGATION ON THE USE OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) HEAT EXCHANGER TO PROVIDE COOLING FOR BUILDING THERMAL COMFORT
title_short COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS INVESTIGATION ON THE USE OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) HEAT EXCHANGER TO PROVIDE COOLING FOR BUILDING THERMAL COMFORT
title_full COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS INVESTIGATION ON THE USE OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) HEAT EXCHANGER TO PROVIDE COOLING FOR BUILDING THERMAL COMFORT
title_fullStr COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS INVESTIGATION ON THE USE OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) HEAT EXCHANGER TO PROVIDE COOLING FOR BUILDING THERMAL COMFORT
title_full_unstemmed COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS INVESTIGATION ON THE USE OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) HEAT EXCHANGER TO PROVIDE COOLING FOR BUILDING THERMAL COMFORT
title_sort computational fluid dynamics investigation on the use of phase change material (pcm) heat exchanger to provide cooling for building thermal comfort
publishDate 2018
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