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According to data sourced from Statistics South Africa’s 2016 Community Survey, 11.4 percent ofSouth Africa’s black population live in informal dwellings. 5.7 percent of the coloured population,0.9 percent Indian citizens and 0.3 percent of the white population. Summer temperatures in SouthAfrica range from 15°C to 36°C, while winter temperatures range from -2°C to 26°C. Extreme heatis a serious public health concern and one of the leading causes of weather-related mortality. Thisstudy investigated the temperature fluctuations around a metal sheet house, by experimentalmeasurements and simulation analysis. Energy plus software was used to simulate the integrationof Phase Change Material (PCM) into the shacks walls with the aim to reduce temperaturefluctuations inside the shack. The results showed that by integrating a 20mm PCM layer, thetemperature fluctuations ranged within ±2°C. |
