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Effect of Insulation Materials and Phase Change Materials on Thermal Characteristics in Hollow Clay Bricks


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15866/irece.v14i6.23100

Abstract


The present investigation focuses on evaluating the thermal characteristics of hollow clay bricks when insulation and phase change materials are used as filling. For the study, surface temperature and heat flow parameters have been investigated. Additionally, the impact of the number of holes on the insulation characteristics has been evaluated. The results show that 100% filling with insulation material in clay hollow bricks leads to a 9.32% and 70% reduction in peak temperature and heat flow. Similarly, it is evident that the use of phase change materials allows a maximum decrease of 7.81% and 64.88% in the above thermal parameters. The combined use of insulating material filling and phase change material filling causes the maximum improvement in thermal characteristics, achieving a decrease of 14.28% and 82.04% in maximum temperature and heat flow. In general, the presence of insulation material and phase change material in the hollow clay walls simultaneously minimizes the heat transfer processes associated with convection and radiation. It increases the thermal inertia of the brick.
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Hollow Clay Brick; Phase Change Materials; Heat Flow; Temperature

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