Table 3. Attenuation Coefficient and Delay Time Calculation Results of Different Structural Walls.
wall structure | amplitude of the temperature wave at the surface of the wall (°C) | attenuation multiple | delay time (h) |
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embedded phase change energy storage wall with a tube spacing of 20 mm | 2.14 | 3.76 | 8.5 |
embedded phase change energy storage wall with a tube spacing of 40 mm | 2.24 | 3.60 | 6.2 |
embedded phase change energy storage wall with a tube spacing of 60 mm | 2.45 | 3.29 | 4.6 |
masonry wall that did not contain any phase change energy storage tubes | 2.74 | 2.94 | 2.3 |