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Paraffin/diatomite composite phase change material incorporated cement-based composite for thermal energy storage
Biwan Xu,Zongjin Li +1 more
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In this article, a thermal energy storage cement-based composite (TESC) was developed by incorporating paraffin/diatomite (DP) composite phase change material (PCM).About:
This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 2013-05-01. It has received 393 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Composite number.read more
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Developments in organic solid–liquid phase change materials and their applications in thermal energy storage
R.K. Sharma,Poo Balan Ganesan,V.V. Tyagi,Hendrik Simon Cornelis Metselaar,Shanti C. Sandaran +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of organic phase change materials (PCMs) is presented, focusing on three aspects: the materials, encapsulation and applications of organic PCMs, and providing an insight on the recent developments in applications of these materials.
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Phase change materials integrated in building walls: A state of the art review
TL;DR: In this article, an extensive review on the incorporation of PCM into construction materials and elements by direct incorporation, immersion, encapsulation, shape-stabilization and form-stable composite PCMs is presented.
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Thermal characteristics of expanded perlite/paraffin composite phase change material with enhanced thermal conductivity using carbon nanotubes
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the preparation, characterization, and improvement of thermal conductivity using CNTs as well as determination of TES properties of expanded perlite (ExP)/ n -eicosane (C20) composite as a novel type of form-stable composite PCM (F-SCPCM).
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A review of the composite phase change materials: Fabrication, characterization, mathematical modeling and application to performance enhancement
Peng Zhang,Xin Xiao,Zhiwei Ma +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the recent progress of the investigations and applications of composite phase change materials with the enhanced performance is presented, where the focus is placed on the composite PCMs fabricated by using the metal foams and carbon materials, which have proved to be the most promising approaches for thermal conductivity and heat transfer promotion on PCMs.
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Infrared thermography (IRT) applications for building diagnostics: A review
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the state-of-the-art literature and research regarding the passive and active infrared thermography for building diagnostics is presented, with a focus on the building sector, as well as the advantages, limitations and potential sources of errors of IRT employment.
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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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The behavior of self-compacting concrete containing micro-encapsulated Phase Change Materials
TL;DR: In this article, a set of experiments using different amounts of phase change materials (PCM) in self-compacting concrete mixes is presented, and it is shown that increasing PCM amounts lead to lower thermal conductivity and increased heat capacity, which significantly improve the thermal performance of concrete and therefore save energy.
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Capric–myristic acid/vermiculite composite as form-stable phase change material for thermal energy storage
Ali Karaipekli,Ahmet Sarı +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a form-stable composite phase change material (PCM) was used for building materials to obtain effective energy storage performance in latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems.
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Form-stable phase change materials for thermal energy storage
TL;DR: In this article, the state of investigations and developments in form-stable phase change materials for thermal energy storage is considered and a set of organic and metallo-organic materials with high transition heat in solid-solid state is considered as perspective for-stable materials to store thermal energy.
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Impregnation of porous material with phase change material for thermal energy storage
TL;DR: 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.