Verification and validation of EnergyPlus conduction finite difference and phase change material models for opaque wall assemblies / Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco [and three others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Tabares-Velasco, Paulo César, author.

Contributor:

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), issuing body.

Series:

NREL/TP ; 5500-55792.

NREL/TP ; 5500-55792

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

EnergyPlus (Computer program).

Building materials--Energy conservation--Computer simulation.

Building materials.

Building materials--Energy conservation--Mathematical models.

Smart materials.

Genre:

technical reports.

Technical reports

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 46 pages) : color illustrations.

Other Title:

EnergyPlus conduction finite difference and phase change material models for opaque wall assemblies

Place of Publication:

Golden, Colo. : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2012.

Summary:

Phase change materials (PCMs) represent a potential technology to reduce peak loads and HVAC energy consumption in buildings. There are few building energy simulation programs that have the capability to simulate PCM but their accuracy has not been completely tested. This report summarizes NREL efforts to develop diagnostic tests cases to obtain accurate energy simulations when PCMs are modeled in residential buildings.

Notes:

"July 2012."

Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 25, 2012).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-40).

OCLC:

814296561

Publisher Number:

1050120 OSTI ID

Access Restriction:

Publicly released