Preparation, thermal properties and thermal reliability of palmitic acid/expanded graphite composite as form-stable PCM for thermal energy storage

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 571-576

  Sari, Ahmet ^a   Karaipekli, Ali ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Expanded graphite; Form stable PCM; Palmitic acid; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FARM BUILDINGS; FATTY ACIDS; FLYWHEELS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FREEZING; GRAPHITE; HEAT STORAGE; LATENT HEAT; MELTING; MELTING POINT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PULSE CODE MODULATION; RELIABILITY; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

DIFFERENT MASS; EXPANDED GRAPHITE; FORM-STABLE PCM; FOURIER TRANSFORMATIONS; FREEZING TEMPERATURES; GRAPHITE COMPOSITES; LATENT HEAT ENERGY STORAGES; MASS FRACTIONS; PALMITIC ACID; SPECTROSCOPIC INVESTIGATIONS; STABLE PHASE; THERMAL CYCLING TESTS; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL RELIABILITIES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 62549131588     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.11.057     Document Type: Article

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