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Phase change materials in passive solutions for maintaining thermal comfort in buildings Cover

Phase change materials in passive solutions for maintaining thermal comfort in buildings

Construction of Optimized Energy Potential
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|Jul 2026
Figures & tables

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Chart of specific heat constant pressure to temperature. View from engineering data – Ansys Workbench (own research)

Fig. 2.

Temperature on the top surface of the model (own research)

Fig. 3.

a) Model 1 (REF), b) Model 2 (PCM) (own research)

Fig. 4.

Example heating schedule used on REF and PCM model compared to baseline condition L(35) (own research)

Fig. 5.

The difference in average temperatures between the PCM and REF models as a function of time (own research)

Fig. 6.

Charts presenting the functions R (the ratio of the REF and PCM temperature difference to the REF difference) and K (the difference between REF and PCM maximum temperatures), in time, for example schedules (own research)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17512/bozpe.2026.15.08 | Journal eISSN: 2544-963X | Journal ISSN: 2299-8535
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Language: English
Published on: Jul 13, 2026
Published by: Technical University in Czestochowa
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
phase change materials,
PCM,
thermal comfort,
ground-contact floor,
floor heating systems
Related subjects:
Architecture and design,
Architecture and design, other,
Engineering,
Civil engineering,
Materials,
Environmental engineering

© 2026 Artur Wirowski, Julia Wiśniewska, Paulina Kaszubska, published by Technical University in Czestochowa
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