Preparation, characterization and thermal properties of lauric acid/expanded perlite as novel form-stable composite phase change material

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 899-904

  Sari, Ahmet ^a   Karaipekli, Ali ^a   Alkan, Cemil ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

EP; Form stable composite PCM; Lauric acid; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE FORMATION; COMPOSITE PHASE; EXPANDED GRAPHITE; EXPANDED PERLITE; FORM-STABLE COMPOSITE PCM; FREEZING TEMPERATURES; FTIR ANALYSIS; IR TECHNIQUES; LAURIC ACID; SEM; THERMAL CYCLING TEST; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL RELIABILITY;

ACIDS; BUOYANCY; CHEMICAL STABILITY; FARM BUILDINGS; FLYWHEELS; GRAPHITE; HEAT STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS;

PULSE CODE MODULATION;

EID: 71649083727     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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