Dong Li

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of phase change material (PCM) applied in the roof can decrease the building energy consumption and improve the thermal comfort by enhancing the thermal energy storage capacity of building envelope.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the optical and thermal performance of window systems containing phase change material (PCM) in buildings is presented, and the challenges and future works of glazing units containing PCM are addressed.

TL;DR: In this article, a numerical study was performed to investigate the melting process in a square enclosure whose two facing walls are maintained at different constant temperatures while the other facing walls were thermally insulated.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of thermophysical parameters of phase change material (PCM) on thermal performance of a PCM-filled double-glazing unit was investigated, and the results showed that the temperature time lag of the PCM filled doubleglazing units increases and the temperature decrement factor decreases with the increase of density, thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity, latent heat, and melting temperature of PCM.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of nanoparticle volume fraction and particle diameter on the temperature difference between the glass interior surface and indoor environment, and energy consumption of glazed windows containing nano-PCM were numerically investigated for representative days of different seasons.