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Applied PCM research.<br />

At <strong>the</strong> PCM test bench in <strong>the</strong> air conditioning laboratory, investigations are carried out into <strong>the</strong> use of<br />

phase change materials (PCM) as latent heat storage facilities in central air conditioning units.<br />

This is part of a research project in cooperation with engineering firm AGN, University of Applied Sciences<br />

Münster, and <strong>the</strong> Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE). Due to <strong>the</strong> enthalpy of fusion<br />

released during <strong>the</strong> changes between solid and liquid phases at a temperature of approx. 22 °C, PCM<br />

are suitable for storing existing energy resources (e.g. underground storage facilities, heat lost from IT<br />

systems, etc.) for use in air conditioning applications (heating, cooling).<br />

The system and measuring technology available enables air statuses in various summer and winter<br />

situations to be simulated, for <strong>the</strong> purpose of investigating <strong>the</strong> freezing and thawing behaviour of PCM<br />

storage in practice. The aim is to optimise phase change materials for use in centralised and decentralised<br />

air conditioning systems.<br />

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