Thermal Analysis of Building Roofs with Latent Heat Storage for Reduction in Energy Consumption and CO₂ Emissions: An Experimental and Numerical Research

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Diagrammatic representation of the RCC roof stuffed with PCMs. RCC roof with PCM pleats; on the outer side (R-1) (a) and (b), on the center (R-2) (c) and (d), on the inside (R-3) (e) and (f), in the center and outside (R-4) (g) and (h), in the center and inside (R-5) (i) and (j), and placed on the inside and outer side (R-6) (k) and (l).

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