Thermal energy plays an indispensable role in the sustainable development of modern
societies. Being a key component in various domestic and industrial processes as well as in …

Building envelope is a key element in providing adequate energy and thermal comfort
performance to buildings. In this regard, improvement solutions are implemented in recent …

Researchers world-wide are investigating thermal energy storage, especially phase change
materials, for their substantial benefits in improving energy efficiency, sustaining thermal …

Today, phase change materials (PCMs) have been used as effective potential energy
storage elements in buildings due to their excellent thermal energy storage capability and …

Phase change materials (PCMs) can beneficially work as a successful thermal energy
storage medium in different applications. PCMs have shown a remarkable enhancement in …

The challenging urban expansion represents a pressing need to implement climate
mitigation strategies for the urban heat island (UHI) effects and significant threats to the …

Building is a significant contributor to high energy consumption and its associated
environmental effects. Hence, there had been a continuous drive towards alternative active …

In this paper, the heat transfer in a concrete roof with an intermediate layer of PCM was
studied numerically. Three positions and three thicknesses of the PCM layer and two values …

Both phase change material (PCM) and cool paint (CP) are effective passive strategies to
improve thermal comfort and decrease energy consumption. In this work, eight typical cities …

The air conditioning demand varies significantly in the hot and desert climates of the UAE
due to diurnal temperature variation, seasonal shifts, and occupancy patterns. One of the …