EFFECT OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF BUILDINGS

The human comfort is one of the important aspects in the buildings. The artificial form of providing comfort in different seasons entitles the energy consumption and cost parameters. The thermal management of the buildings needs the advanced technologies to improve the internal comfort zone and energy usage reduction. The incorporation of the phase change materials (PCM) in the buildings or building components to achiece the human confort by active and passive methods. Implementation of the PCM may be single or multiple with certain technique are investigated to enhance the thermal performance. The objective is to review the thermal management of buildings using phase change materials by analysing the parameters and some models for the future upgradation of the buildings in cost effective approach.