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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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Enhancement of Thermal Energy Transport Across Graphene/Graphite and Polymer Interfaces: A Molecular Dynamics Study
Tengfei Luo,John R. Lloyd +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, thermal energy transport in polymeric nanocomposite materials is systematically studied using molecular dynamics simulations, and the influences of graphene size, interfacial bonding strength, and polymer density on the interfacial thermal transport are studied.
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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.
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Review on using microencapsulated phase change materials (PCM) in building applications
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an overview of various encapsulation techniques, test methods for MPCMs as well as applications of MPCMMs in buildings, and several micro-encapsulation methods by which the microcapsules of a wide range of sizes between 0.05μm and 5000μm can be produced.
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Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems with Solid–Liquid Phase Change Materials: A Review
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Thermal properties of paraffin based composites containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes
TL;DR: In this article, a heat storage nanocomposites consisting of paraffin wax (PW) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) have been prepared and their thermal properties have been investigated and differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) results revealed that the melting point of a Nanocomposite shifted to a lower temperature compared with the base material, with increasing the mass fraction of MWNTs, ϕw.
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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
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