CFD-based numerical optimization of the thermal performance of PCM-integrated hollow bricks: combined effects of cavity geometry and phase-change temperature under hot-climate conditions
This study presents a two-dimensional transient computational fluid dynamics (CFD) investigation of the thermal performance of hollow bricks incorporating air, glass wool, and phase change materials (PCMs) under the hot-climate conditions of Kairouan, Tunisia. Five brick geometries and three PCMs-RT26, RT30, and RT34 w...