TY - CONF A1 - Rešetar, Iva A1 - Palz, Norbert A2 - Ng, Edward A2 - Fong, Square A2 - Ren, Chao T1 - Passive Cooling with Phase Change Materials: Integrative Method for Design of Dendritic Encapsulation Prototype T2 - PLEA 2018: smart and healthy within the two-degree limit: proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture N2 - New methods for designing with phase change materials (PCM) could widen the range of applications of passive systems for indoor cooling in architecture. This paper investigates material and formal strategies for generative architectural design that support the thermal performance of PCM. Dendritic geometry of PCM encapsulation with a large surface area per unit volume is proposed for enhancement of the heat transfer between PCM and surroundings. The prototype of the PCM ceiling component is digitally designed, manufactured in glass and tested in an experimental set-up for thermal cycling. Correlations are made between geometric configurations and cooling performance of dendritic and spherical PCM containments. The presented methodology integrates tools and techniques from digital design and energy technology, with an aim to contribute to novel PCM-based concepts for local thermal regulation in architecture. KW - Phase change materials KW - Passive cooling KW - Encapsulation geometry KW - Digital design KW - Thermal cycling KW - Resetar Y1 - 2019 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-udk/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1234 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b170-12343 SN - 978-962-8272-36-5 SP - 145 EP - 150 CY - Hong Kong ER -