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Enhancing thermal conductivity modeling of polyurethane with phase change materials via physics-informed neural networks at multiple scales
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics. Institute of Structural Mechanics, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Marienstr. 15, Weimar, Germany.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7171-1219
Institute of Structural Mechanics, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Marienstr. 15, Weimar, Germany; Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8704-8538
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics.
2024 (English)In: The 9th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering ECCOMAS Congress 2024, Scipedia S.L. , 2024Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Polyurethane (PU) is an excellent thermal insulator, and incorporating Phase Change Material (PCM) capsules into PU significantly enhances building envelope performance by improving indoor thermal stability and reducing temperature fluctuations. We propose a hierarchical multi-scale model using Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) to accurately predict and analyze the thermal conductivity of PU-PCM composites at both micro and macro scales. This approach effectively addresses complex inverse problems and multi-scale phenomena, offering insights that optimize material design. A case study further demonstrates the model's potential in improving thermal comfort and reducing energy consumption in buildings. The successful development of this PINNs-based model holds great promise for advancing PU-PCM applications in thermal energy storage and innovative building insulation design.

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Scipedia S.L. , 2024.
Series
European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, E-ISSN 2696-6999
Keywords [en]
Multi-scale modelling, Phase Change Materials (PCMs), Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs), RVE-FEM, Thermal properties
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Building Technologies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-243093Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105012421104OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-243093DiVA, id: diva2:1994956
Conference
9th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, ECCOMAS 2024, Lisbon, Portugal, 3-7 June, 2024.
Available from: 2025-09-04 Created: 2025-09-04 Last updated: 2025-09-04Bibliographically approved

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