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Shape-stabilized phase change materials based on polyethylene glycol/porous carbon composite: The influence of the pore structure of the carbon materials
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The phase change behaviors of polyethylene glycol (PEG)/porous carbon composites are extensively studied in this article, where three types of shape-stabilized PCMs were prepared using expanded graphite (EG), active carbon (AC) and ordered mesoporous carbon (CMK-5) as supporting materials with various pore structures.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.The article was published on 2012-10-01. It has received 332 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Carbon & Polyethylene glycol.read more
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Review on thermal conductivity enhancement, thermal properties and applications of phase change materials in thermal energy storage
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the methods for enhancing thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCMs), which include adding additives with high thermal conductivities and encapsulating phase change material.
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Novel strategies and supporting materials applied to shape-stabilize organic phase change materials for thermal energy storage–A review
TL;DR: In this article, the shape stability of phase change materials is investigated in thermal management and energy storage systems, and the critical issues in different shape-stabilization strategies and the possible rectifications are discussed.
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Shape-stabilized phase change materials based on porous supports for thermal energy storage applications
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the advantages/disadvantages of porous materials via summarizing the key research progress on the porous materials (e.g., metal foams, expanded graphite, graphene aerogels, carbon nanotubes, porous minerals, mesoporous silica, etc.) as ss-PCMs supports.
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Cellulose/graphene aerogel supported phase change composites with high thermal conductivity and good shape stability for thermal energy storage
TL;DR: In this article, a phase change composites is prepared by vacuum assisted impregnating of polyethylene glycol (PEG) into the cellulose/GNP aerogels, which exhibit high thermal conductivity, good shape stability and high latent heat of fusion.
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Hybrid graphene aerogels/phase change material composites: Thermal conductivity, shape-stabilization and light-to-thermal energy storage
Jie Yang,Guo-Qiang Qi,Yang Liu,Rui-Ying Bao,Zheng-Ying Liu,Wei Yang,Bang-Hu Xie,Ming-Bo Yang +7 more
TL;DR: Hybrid graphene aerogels (HGA) consisting of graphene oxide (GO) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) were prepared and introduced into polyethylene glycol (PEG) via vacuum impregnation, aiming at obtaining composite phase change materials (PCMs) with high thermal conductivity, outstanding shape-stabilization, high energy storage density, commendable thermal repeatability and the ability to light-to-heat energy storage.
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Synthesis of New, Nanoporous Carbon with Hexagonally Ordered Mesostructure
Shinae Jun,Sang Hoon Joo,Ryong Ryoo,Michal Kruk,Mietek Jaroniec,Zheng Liu,Tetsu Ohsuna,Osamu Terasaki +7 more
TL;DR: O.R.T. and Z.L.K. as discussed by the authors acknowledge donors of the Petroleum Research Fund administered by the American Chemical Society (ACS), and thank CREST, JST for supports.
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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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A review on phase-change materials: Mathematical modeling and simulations
TL;DR: In this article, a review of phase-change materials (PCMs) behavior prediction is presented, based on the first law and on the second law of thermodynamics, with selected results for several configurations, from numerous authors.
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Preparation and thermal characterization of expanded graphite/paraffin composite phase change material
Lunguo Xia,Peng Zhang,Ruzhu Wang +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an expanded graphite (EG)/paraffin composite phase change materials (PCMs) with mass fraction of EG varying from 0 to 10% were prepared and characterized.