Search Results - subject:"Composite PCM"

Paraffin/diatomite/multi-wall carbon nanotubes composite phase change material tailor-made for thermal energy storage cement-based composites

Xu, Biwan; Li, Zongjin - In: Energy 72 (2014) C, pp. 371-380

In this study, a paraffin/diatomite/MWCNTs (multi-wall carbon nanotubes) composite PCM (phase change material) was … selecting an optimum diatomite as the supporting matrix for the new composite PCM, the pozzolanic reactivity and paraffin …. It, therefore, was used as the supporting matrix of the new paraffin/diatomite/MWCNTs composite PCM. The thermal …

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Phase change materials integrated in building walls: A state of the art review

Memon, Shazim Ali - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 31 (2014) C, pp. 870-906

The building sector is the dominant energy consumer with a total 30% share of the overall energy consumption and accounts for one-third of the greenhouse gas emissions around the world. Moreover, in recent years the energy demands for buildings have increased very rapidly due to increase in the...

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Stearic acid/polymethylmethacrylate composite as form-stable phase change materials for latent heat thermal energy storage

Wang, Yi; Xia, Tian Dong; Feng, Hui Xia; Zhang, Han - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 6, pp. 1814-1820

cell through ultraviolet curing dispersion polymerization. The composite PCM was characterized using scanning electron … group of SA. Thermal properties, thermal reliability and heat storage/release performance of the composite PCM were … temperatures and the latent heats of the composite PCM were measured as 60.4 °C, 50.6 °C and 92.1 J/g, 95.9 J/g, respectively. The …

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Capric–myristic acid/expanded perlite composite as form-stable phase change material for latent heat thermal energy storage

Karaipekli, Ali; Sarı, Ahmet - In: Renewable Energy 33 (2008) 12, pp. 2599-2605

perlite (EP). Thermal properties, thermal reliability, and thermal conductivity of the form-stable composite PCM are … this mixture was described as a form-stable composite. The form-stable composite PCM was characterized using the FT …-IR spectroscopy method. The melting and freezing temperatures and latent heats of form-stable composite PCM were measured using DSC …

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