Thermal conductivity enhancement of phase change materials using a graphite matrix

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 14-15, 2006, Pages 1652-1661

  Mills, Andrew ^a,b   Farid, Mohammed ^a   Selman, J R ^b   Al Hallaj, Said ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential scanning calorimetry; Graphite; Phase change materials; Scanning electron microscopy; Thermal conductivity enhancement

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FABRICATION; GRAPHITE; LITHIUM BATTERIES; PARAFFIN WAXES;

BATTERY PACK; COMPOSITE FABRICATION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 33646355947     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2005.11.022     Document Type: Article

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