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Impregnation of porous material with phase change material for thermal energy storage
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In this article, the impregnation of a porous material with a phase change material (PCM) was studied, where erythritol was selected as the PCM and expanded perlite (EP), diatom earth (DE), and gamma-alumina (GA) were selected as porous materials.About:
This article is published in Materials Chemistry and Physics.The article was published on 2009-06-15. It has received 263 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Phase-change material & Porous medium.read more
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Hierarchically Structured Porous Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage
TL;DR: A state-of-the-art review of the applications of hierarchically structured porous materials in energy conversion and storage is presented in this paper, where hierarchical porosity and structures have been heavily involved in newly developed energy storage and conversion systems, showing the importance of macrochannels in light related systems such as photocatalysis and photovoltaics.
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A Comprehensive Review of Thermal Energy Storage
Ioan Sarbu,Calin Sebarchievici +1 more
TL;DR: Thermal energy storage (TES) is a technology that stocks thermal energy by heating or cooling a storage medium so that the stored energy can be used at a later time for heating and cooling applications and power generation as discussed by the authors.
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Polyethylene glycol (PEG)/diatomite composite as a novel form-stable phase change material for thermal energy storage
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors deal with the preparation, characterization and determination of thermal energy storage properties of polyethylene glycol (PEG)/diatomite composite as a novel form-stable composite phase change material (PCM).
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Phase change materials and thermal energy storage for buildings
Alvaro de Gracia,Luisa F. Cabeza +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of thermal energy storage (TES) in buildings using sensible, latent heat and thermochemical energy storage is presented, showing that sustainable heating and cooling with TES in buildings can be achieved through passive systems in building envelopes, phase change materials (PCM) in active systems, sorption systems, and seasonal storage.
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Preparation and thermal characterization of paraffin/metal foam composite phase change material
Xin Xiao,Pengfei Zhang,Ming Li +2 more
TL;DR: In this article, the impregnation ratios which reflect the actual mass fraction of pure paraffin impregnated were studied comparatively for the impregnations with and without vacuum assistance, and the surface porosity was obtained by employing the image processing approach.
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Thermal conductivity and latent heat thermal energy storage characteristics of paraffin/expanded graphite composite as phase change material
Ahmet Sarı,Ali Karaipekli +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors determined the proper amount of paraffin ( n -docosane) absorbed into expanded graphite (EG) to obtain form-stable composite as phase change material (PCM), examination of the influence of EG addition on the thermal conductivity using transient hot-wire method and investigation of latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) characteristics of Paraffin such as melting time, melting temperature and latent heat capacity using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) technique.
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Paraffin/porous-graphite-matrix composite as a high and constant power thermal storage material
TL;DR: In this article, a supported phase change material (PCM) made of paraffin impregnated by capillary forces in a compressed expansed natural graphite (CENG) matrix is presented.
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Phase change material-based building architecture for thermal management in residential and commercial establishments
TL;DR: In this article, the problems associated with the selection of a phase change material (PCM) and the various methods used to contain them for space heating and cooling applications are discussed.
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Study on paraffin/expanded graphite composite phase change thermal energy storage material
Zhengguo Zhang,Xiaoming Fang +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a paraffin/expanded graphite composite phase change thermal energy storage material was prepared by absorbing the paraffIN into an expanded graphite that has an excellent absorbability.
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Capric–myristic acid/expanded perlite composite as form-stable phase change material for latent heat thermal energy storage
Ali Karaipekli,Ahmet Sarı +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a form-stable phase change material (PCM) for latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) in buildings is presented, where a eutectic mixture of capric acid (CA) and myristic acid (MA) is incorporated with expanded perlite (EP).