?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Modelling+and+Structure%2FPerformance+Characterisation+of+Geopolymer+Concrete+Containing+Encapsulated+Phase+Change+Materials+for+Thermal+Energy+Storage+in+Buildings&rft.creator=Sun%2C+X&rft.creator=Hu%2C+Y&rft.description=This+paper+dedicates+to+investigate+the+internal%0D%0Amicrostructure+and+thermal+performance+of+a+thermal%0D%0Aenergy+storage+building+material%2C+namely+geopolymer%0D%0Aconcrete+containing+encapsulated+phase+change%0D%0Amaterials+(GPC-PCMs).+X-ray+micro-computed%0D%0Atomography+(micro-CT)+was+introduced+to+characterise%0D%0Athe+internal+microstructure+of+the+proposed+concrete%0D%0Amaterial%2C+while+the+thermal+performance+of+the+concrete%0D%0Amaterial+was+evaluated+by+a+model+consisting+of+microCT+sample+scanning%2C+finite+element+analysis+(FEA)+sample%0D%0Amodelling+and+computational+fluid+dynamics+(CFD)%0D%0Athermal+simulation.+It+is+found+that+the+PCM%0D%0Aencapsulated+by+dip-coating+technique+exhibits+good%0D%0Aquality+during+concrete+mixing+and+curing.+Even+PCM%0D%0Adistribution+and+favoured+PCM%2FGPC+compactibility+were%0D%0Aobserved+in+the+proposed+GPC-PCM+sample.+In+addition%2C%0D%0Aa+slightly+higher+air+void+content+was+resulted+by+the%0D%0Aincorporation+of+PCM.+The+thermal+performance+of+the%0D%0Asuggested+concrete+material+in+terms+of+thermal%0D%0Ainsulation+and+thermal+energy+storage+was+improved%0D%0Aconsiderably+after+incorporating+the+suggested+PCM.&rft.subject=thermal+energy+storage+building+material%2C%0D%0Abuilding+operational+energy+efficiency%2C+geopolymer%0D%0Aconcrete%2C+phase+change+materials+(PCMs)%2C+microcomputed+tomography+(micro-CT)%2C+computational+fluid%0D%0Adynamics+(CFD)+thermal+simulation&rft.publisher=ICAE&rft.date=2020-12-01&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.publisher=The+12th+International+Conference+on+Applied+Energy+2020&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++The+12th+International+Conference+on+Applied+Energy+(ICAE2020).++++ICAE%3A+Bangkok%2C+Thailand%3A+Virtual+conference.+(2020)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10118326%2F1%2FICAE2020%2520-%2520Xiyao_SUN.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10118326%2F&rft.rights=open