1. PRAKHAR DUGGAL - Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India.
2. R.K. TOMAR - Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Amity University Uttar Pradesh,
Noida, India.
3. N. D. KAUSHIKA - Ex Professor, Centre for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, HauzKhas, New
Delhi, India.
Brick made of concrete is an effective way of making a strong first impression. The use of concrete bricks seems to have more advantages than its viewable qualities. Cancelling the exterior unwanted noise, acting as an effective barrier from outside traffic noise or any flying airplane passing overhead and many other different disruptions. The other benefit of the concrete brick is the low maintenance and fire protection. Exterior walls made of concrete bricks have improving thermal mass qualities. Phase Change Material are those type of material having high heat of fusion as compared to the conventional material. The incorporation of such material in building materials has catch my research interest because of the concern of alarming global warming and the ability of this material to help in reduction of consumption of energy in building because of the thermal storing capacity the PCM material has and increase indoor comfort of a building. This paper presents the testing of concrete bricks which have phase change material in them and comparing it with the conventional concrete bricks. The PCM enhanced concrete bricks were casted at 5% of pcm by weight of concrete brick and were used to make a room so that the temperature could be observed at certain timings. In the process of casting, different placing alignments of PCMs in concrete bricks were used to get optimum advantage from the material. The paper shows that there was temperature variation of average of 4 to 6 degree between the PCMs enhanced concrete bricks room as compared to the conventional concrete brick room. The compressive strength decreases up to 2% which is in an acceptable range limit.
Phase change material (PCM); Thermal storage; Sustainable; Building energy conservation; Energy storage.