Phase Change Solutions develops, engineers and manufactures BioPCM® solutions for a variety of industries and applications. These include construction, thermal storage, cold chain, food delivery, healthcare, agriculture and custom solutions for specific applications.

Latent heat is thermal energy which is absorbed or released when a material changes phases.

Thermal mass is the ability of a material to absorb and store thermal energy (heat). High-density materials, like concrete, brick or tile, have a high thermal mass and require a great amount of heat to change temperatures. Light weight material, such as timber, has a lower thermal mass. At the target temperature, the BioPCM within a one inch thick ENRG Blanket will store as much heat as an 24 inch thick block of concrete of equal footprint.

BioPCM® is “smart” thermal mass. It is capable of absorbing thermal energy at a specific design temperature and releasing it at the same temperature range. This allows it to buffer or control internal building temperatures intelligently. Because the transition temperature of BioPCM® can be controlled, it impacts the energy consumption of an HVAC system by reducing cycling and system run times, thus saving energy.

“Q” value is the transition temperature of the material stated in Celsius. For example, Q23 has a transition temperature of 23ºC.

“M” value is the thermal storage capacity of the material. It is based on BTU/sq.ft. For example, M27 = 27BTU/sq.ft. of material and M51 = 51BTU/sq.ft. of material.