Study on paraffin/expanded graphite composite phase change thermal energy storage material

Taiyangneng Xuebao/Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 698-702

  Zhang, Zhengguo ^a   Shao, Gang ^a   Fang, Xiaoming ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Expanded graphite; Paraffin; Phase change thermal energy storage material

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ENERGY STORAGE; GRAPHITE; PARAFFINS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EXPANDED GRAPHITE; INHERENT STRUCTURE; PHASE CHANGE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE MATERIAL; SOLID-LIQUID PHASE CHANGE; THERMAL STORAGE CAPACITY;

HEAT STORAGE;

EID: 33644653165     PISSN: 02540096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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