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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
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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.About:
This article is published in Applied Thermal Engineering.The article was published on 2007-06-01. It has received 793 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Liquid paraffin & Phase-change material.read more
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Constructing cellulose nanocrystal/graphene nanoplatelet networks in phase change materials toward intelligent thermal management
TL;DR: The results showed that CNCs greatly enhanced the shape stability of the composite phase change materials (PCMs) while thermal conductivity was still maintained at high level, and the composite PCMs could be designed as the temperature stabilizing component exhibiting intelligent adaptive thermal management role, providing stable temperature condition for electronic devices in extreme environment.
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Numerical simulations to quantify the influence of phase change materials (PCMs) on the early- and later-age thermal response of concrete pavements
TL;DR: In this article, a numerical simulation strategy is employed to elucidate the influence of phase change materials (PCMs) on the thermal response of concrete pavements, and the latent-heat response of PCMs is explicitly integrated into the model.
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Determining the thermal conductivity of liquids using the transient hot disk method. Part I: Establishing transient thermal-fluid constraints
TL;DR: In this paper, a correlation is developed to determine the onset of natural convection during testing for fluids having a wide range of Prandtl numbers, which is used as part of a new method to accurately calculate the thermal conductivity of different Newtonian fluids.
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Microencapsulation of phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage systems
R. Al Shannaq,Mohammed Farid +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the most important methods of encapsulation applicable to phase change materials (PCMs) are discussed, including microencapsulation in capsules ranging in size from nano-to micro-scale, encapsulation in porous particles or large block and binding the PCM in a polymer matrix.
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Evaluation of α-AL2O3-PW nanocomposites for thermal energy storage in the agro-products solar dryer
TL;DR: In this paper, three types of AL2O3-PW nanocomposites were used to store solar thermal energy and use it in a solar dryer, and the maximum amount of absorbed thermal energy was 3393, 6109, 6445, and 6089 kJ, for composites with 0, 0.5, 1, and 1.5 (wt%) nanoparticles of AL 2O3, respectively.
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Latent Heat Storage Materials and Systems: A Review
S.D. Sharma,Kazunobu Sagara +1 more
TL;DR: The use of a latent heat storage system using Phase Change Materials (PCM) is an effective way of storing thermal energy (solar energy, off-peak electricity, industrial waste heat) and has the advantages of high storage density and the isothermal nature of the storage process as discussed by the authors.
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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.