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ArticleScientific reports2026

Thermal and economic performance of MPCM-enhanced AAC bricks combined with an auxiliary heater plate in cold and freezing climates: A numerical investigation.

Naif Albelwi

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Naif AlbelwiDepartment of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering in Yanbu, Taibah University, Yanbu Al-Bahr, 46425, Saudi Arabia. nbelwi@taibahu.edu.sa.

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Taibah University 1160-15-447
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study is the first to numerically evaluate the thermal performance of MPCM-enhanced autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) bricks combined with an auxiliary heater plate for passive space heating in cold and freezing climates. A two-dimensional finite-volume CFD model with time-dependent outdoor boundary conditions and an apparent-heat-capacity formulation for phase change is developed and implemented in a custom C++ solver. The effects of MPCM volume fraction (φ = 0, 4, 8, 12%) and heater-plate heat flux (q″

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AAC brickCFDCold climateEconomic analysisHeater plateMPCMThermal performance

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PMID42091949
PMCPMC13338299

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