title: Experimental data showing the thermal behavior of a flat roof with phase change material.
abstract: The selection and configuration of building materials for optimal energy efficiency in a building require some assumptions and models for the thermal behavior of the utilized materials. Although the models for many materials can be considered acceptable for simulation and calculation purposes, the work for modeling the real time behavior of phase change materials is still under development. The data given in this article shows the thermal behavior of a flat roof element with a phase change material (PCM) layer. The temperature and energy given to and taken from the building element are reported. In addition the solid-liquid behavior of the PCM is tracked through images. The resulting thermal behavior of the phase change material is discussed and simulated in [1] A. Tokuç, T. Başaran, S.C. Yesügey, An experimental and numerical investigation on the use of phase change materials in building elements: the case of a flat roof in Istanbul, Build. Energy, vol. 102, 2015, pp. 91-104.
authors.affiliation: Department of Architecture, Dokuz Eylül University, DEÜ Tınaztepe Campus, 35160 Buca, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayça
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tokuç
authors.affiliation: Department of Architecture, İzmir Institute of Technology, İYTE Gülbahçe Campus, 35430 Urla, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tahsin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Başaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Architecture, Dokuz Eylül University, DEÜ Tınaztepe Campus, 35160 Buca, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: S Cengiz
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Yesügey
keywords: Latent energy storage; Phase change material; Roof; Thermal behavior; Thermal energy storage