Investigation of Phase Change Materials on the Use of Trombe Walls for Thermal Energy Storage Systems

This study is conducted to determine the contribution of phase change materials (PCM) and trombe walls (TW) for energy efficiency and it is aimed to identify the criterias that is required during design process. In this study, after giving general definitions about PCM and TW, domestic and foreign literature is searched and application examples are analyzed and compared. It is observed that phase changing trombe wall (PCTW) application alleviated the heavy mass of the wall unlike the traditional methods and PCM increased the efficiency of heating and cooling applications by providing latent heat storage to the massive wall. Although TW has simple application schemes, there are some difficulties in achieving full efficiency. It can be confusing to predict how a PCTW, whose details are decided, will respond to environmental conditions throughout the whole year. Accordingly, considering the criteria that will affect the system before designing the PCTW, it will increase efficiency to see possible problems that the wall may face. In the PCTW system, which is planned to be designed in a specific climate zone, the most efficient result can be achieved by optimization of these criterias.