Examining the Influence of Focal Point Location on Heat Transfer Dynamics in Phase Change Material: A Dataset Publication

Dataset including experimental data from small-scale solar facade module that consists of several components: Fresnel lens; cone-shaped air gap; aerogel (semi-transparent) as insulation layer; PCM container. Variations of the experimental settings in test setups are different cone diameter (2, 3 and 4 cm) and insulation layer thickness is (3,5 and 7cm). Nine different compositions  were tested in laboratory to evaluate the ompact of focal point location. The focal point has been described with three different values that reflect its location on the inner and outer surfaces and in the middle of the PCM container. The corresponding figures can be found in the paper The Effect of Fresnel Lens Focal Point Location on Heat Transfer in Phase Change Material (PCM) Enhanced Dynamic Solar Facade.

This study has been supported by Fundamental and Applied Research project ‘Smart building EnVElope with solaR Energy STorage (EVEREST)’, project No. lzp-2019/1-0363, funded by the Latvian Council of Science.