#salt-hydrate
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Practical reference for encapsulating a translucent PCM as a DIY secondary-glazing panel behind an existing window. Container choice: polycarbonate (twin-wall) is the best transluc…
Which phase-change materials are translucent enough to sit in a window, and how they're packaged. Ranking: salt hydrates (CaCl2·6H2O) are the only bulk PCM naturally clear in BOTH …
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Active build experiment: a CMC-gelled Glauber's-salt PCM panel in twin-wall polycarbonate off-cuts (build path 1). Purpose is to fill the literature gap — no documented, MEASURED a…
Next: Build the CMC-gelled Glauber's-salt panel in twin-wall PC off-cuts per the protocol, populate the measurement log (diurnal + weekly), then promote results into references/diy-pcm-encapsulation as a 'Measured build' section.
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- DIY Phase Change Material for Heat Storage (BuildItSolar) · 2026-07-02
- A New Approach to Encapsulate Salt Hydrate PCM (US DOE / CMEI) · 2026-07-02
- High-Tech Glazing With Phase-Change Material — GlassX Crystal (BuildingGreen) · 2026-07-02
- Carboxymethyl-cellulose-thickened Glauber's-salt PCM (gelled salt hydrate) · 2026-07-02
- Tests on Material Compatibility of Phase Change Materials and Selected Plastics (Rathgeber et al.) · 2026-07-02
- PCMs integrated into transparent building elements: A review (Mater. Renew. Sustain. Energy 2015) · 2026-07-02
- Stabilizing salt-hydrate PCMs — nucleators & thickeners (borax, sodium polyacrylate) · 2026-07-02
- Transparent phase change hydrogel for energy-efficient thermal regulation in windows (J. Energy Storage 2025) · 2026-07-02