Energy Science & Engineering, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: March 6, 2025
ABSTRACT Following disasters, sheltering displaced populations becomes an immediate and critical concern. Prefabricated temporary housing (PTH) is a widely adopted solution due to its rapid deployment, ease of transportation, swift assembly. However, their lightweight construction presents significant drawback in terms thermal performance. This limitation arises from the inherently low inertia PTHs, hindering ability regulate heat transfer maintain comfort for occupants. study investigates potential incorporating phase change materials (PCMs) into inner surfaces PTHs improve mass properties. By leveraging latent storage capacity PCMs, objective reduce reliance on electrical heating/cooling systems, thereby minimizing energy consumption. The effectiveness PCM integration was evaluated over 1‐month period under winter climate conditions, with electricity consumption serving as primary metric. According results, incorporation PCMs led reduction average by 16%, weighted 16.2%, cumulative 16.6%, achieving savings.
Language: Английский