The Phase Change Materials (PCM) are materials which absorb a great quantity of
energy during the change of phase solid /liquid and relies it during solidification
An application of these materials is thermal energy storage. The PCM integrated into
materials of the building can reinforce their inertia and reduce the power necessary for the
heating and air conditioning. This is particularly true for the buildings of the tertiary sector
whose envelope is light. Nevertheless, one of the characteristics which limits the use of the
PCM is their low conductivity.
The objective of this article is to propose a selection of materials having a
conductivity high enough to make it possible to ensure an air conditioning in summer
while limiting, even while removing, the use of energy (electricity or fuel) thanks to walls
containing these PCMs. This article consists of two parts:
- The first part exposes the problems of the study and specifies the context in which
the use of a PCM as a passive air conditioning system fits.
- The second part fixes the selection criteria which will allow, in a first approach to
choose certain materials.
The research aims to study the effect of the distribution water on
Proton Exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), and the
relationship of membrane thickness and the effects of changes in
thickness depending on the amount of water contained within the
membrane. The research also aims to change the effect of humidity
on the effectiveness of the membrane proton through the diffusion
coefficient and the coefficient of the flow electral osmotic. The
research includes the study of humidity on the cell performance at
constant temperature and its effect on the input interface.
