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Ex-Ante Optimal Design of Sustainable Phase Change Materials for Latent Heat Storage |
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| Authors: | Ioannis Geroulis Prof. Antonis Kokossis Dr. Effie Marcoulaki |
| Affiliation: | 1. National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, System Reliability and Industrial Safety Lab, P.O. Box 60037, 15310 Agia Paraskevi, Greece National Technical University of Athens, School of Chemical Engineering, 15772 Zografou, Greece;2. National Technical University of Athens, School of Chemical Engineering, 15772 Zografou, Greece;3. National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, System Reliability and Industrial Safety Lab, P.O. Box 60037, 15310 Agia Paraskevi, Greece |
| Abstract: | Energy consumption for residential heating can be reduced using new insulation solutions in the form of phase change materials (PCMs) integrated within the building structure. This work proposes a framework for the optimal design of PCMs considering operational as well as sustainability aspects at the early stages of the material development process. The proposed framework applies computer-aided molecular design tools and considers a practical simulation model to calculate the functional performance of the PCM, as well as a variety of constraints to impose desirable bounds on the material thermophysical properties and its impact on environment and safety. |
| Keywords: | Computer-aided molecular design Group contribution models LCA indices Phase change materials Sustainability |