Concrete Masonry Units Thermally Enhanced with Phase Changing Materials
The project addresses the development of a thermal energy storage systems based on sensible and latent energy storage by designing and optimizing a Concrete Masonry Unit (CMUs) that is enhanced with Micro Encapsulated Phase Changing Materials (ME-PCMs).
With the prevailing need to develop new alternatives to reduce the thermal loads in the building sector and to increase the thermal comfort of its occupants and since there exist a great usage of CMUs in the building of exterior façade walls in the MENA construction industry, Dr. Salem’s solution is to develop an enhanced CMU that incorporates ME-PCMs that offers a better envelope thermal resilience.