TY - EJOU AU - Hanchi, Nisrine AU - Hamza, Hamid AU - Lahjomri, Jawad AU - Zniber, Khalid AU - Oubarra, Abdelaziz TI - Numerical Investigation of the Thermal Behavior of a System with a Partition Wall Incorporating a Phase Change Material T2 - Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing PY - 2023 VL - 19 IS - 5 SN - 1555-2578 AB - The work deals with the thermal behavior of a conventional partition wall incorporating a phase change material (PCM). The wall separates two environments with different thermal properties. The first one is conditioned, while the adjacent space is characterized by a temperature that changes sinusoidally in time. The effect of the PCM is assessed through a comparative analysis of the cases with and without PCM. The performances are evaluated in terms of dimensionless energy stored within the wall, comfort temperature and variations of these quantities as a function of the amount of PCM and its emplacement. KW - Phase change materials; range melting temperature; composite wall; comfort temperature; dimensionless energy stored DO - 10.32604/fdmp.2023.022530