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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi to All<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’d like to get some help modelling PCM in the active materials section of Special Components in esp-r. In particular I’d like to make sure that I understand the inputs:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Melting temperature – the temperature at which the solid PCM begins to melt. I’d expect this to be lower than the solidification temperature<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Solidification temperature – the temperature at which the liquid PCM begins to freeze. I’d expect this to be higher than the melting temperature.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Conductivity in solid phase – self explanatory<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Conductivity in liquid phase – self explanatory<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Specific heat – is this taken at solid or liquid phase.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Latent heat member a, latent heat member b – I’m not sure what are members a and b<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Do the properties above apply to the PCM or to the complete compound, ie if PCM is encapsulated 50/50 in wallboard are the wallboard properties entered as normal in the materials database and the PCM properties in the special components file?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any help would be much appreciated<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Mike Whalley </span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>CEng MCIBSE</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Principal Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Building Performance Analysis Limited<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>PO Box 3516<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Bath<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>BA1 1ZN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Tel:01225 920796<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Mob:07919 993610<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="mailto:mike@bldgperformance.co.uk"><span style='color:blue'>mike@bldgperformance.co.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="http://www.bldgperformance.co.uk"><span style='color:blue'>www.bldgperformance.co.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>