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crystalloid phase of palmitic acid/GO composites, respectively. DSC (Differential scanning calorimeter) test was done to … prepared form-stable composites as highly conductive PCMs for thermal energy storage applications. …
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Shape-stabilized fatty acid eutectics/carboxy methyl cellulose-1 composites as phase change materials (PCMs) were … composites melt at 32.2 °C with latent heat of 114.6 kJ/kg and solidify at 29.2 °C with latent heat of 106.8 kJ/kg. The thermal … cycling test proves that the composites have good thermal reliability. It is envisioned that the prepared shape …
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Aqueous suspensions of graphite were shape stabilized by the additions of collagen and characterized as phase change materials for cold storage with enhanced thermal conductivity. Collagen addition stabilized the graphite suspensions in aqueous media without requirements for additional...
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Carbon nanotubes grafted with stearyl alcohol (CNTs-SA) was used in synthesizing phase change microcapsules (MicroPCMs) in order to enhance the thermal conductivities of the microcapsules. Urea–formaldehyde resin (UFR) was used as wall material. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), laser...
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Three kinds of macro-encapsulated phase change materials (MacroPCMs) were fabricated, i.e., MacroPCMs with a single core–shell structure, MacroPCMs containing microencapsulated phase change materials (MicroPCMs), and composite macrocapsules of MicroPCMs/expanded graphite prepared by...
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Here we demonstrate thermal energy storage cement mortar (TESCM) fabricated by integrating ordinary cement mortar with a composite phase change material (PCM) based on n-octadecane and expanded graphite (EG). The mass percentage of n-octadecane in the composite PCM can reach as high as 90% due...
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The paraffin/expanded graphite (EG) composite phase change material (PCM) was prepared by absorbing liquid paraffin into EG, in which paraffin was chosen as the PCM. EG was produced by microwave irradiation performed at room temperature. It was found that the EG prepared at 800W irradiation...
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Phase change materials (PCMs) have received attention for various applications in solar heating systems, building energy conservation and air-conditioning systems. However, they need encapsulation in order to prevent leakage of the melted PCM during the phase change process. Now, these problems...
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This paper presents the experimental investigation on the thermal properties and viscosity of the new organic ester phase change material embedded with the silver–titania hybrid nanocomposite (HyNPCM) with the mass proportions ranging from 0.1% to 1.5%. The HyNPCM embedded with the surface...
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Thermal Energy Storage (TES) and Demand Response (DR) offer unique benefits to reducing the electricity consumption, carbon emission, investment, and operational cost of generating cooling energy by bridging the gap between cooling energy demand and production. To provide comprehensive guidance...
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