Carbon matrices with different pore structures as heat transfer intensifier in paraffin wax/carbon thermal energy storage system

Xinxing Tan Cailiao/ New Carbon Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-353

  Zhong, Ya Juan ^a,b   Li, Si Zhong ^a,b   Wei, Xing Hai ^a,b   Gao, Xiao Qing ^a   Shi, Jing Li ^a   Guo, Quan Gui ^a   Liu, Lang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COAL CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon materials; Paraffin wax; Phase change material; Thermal property

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FELT; FELTS; FOAMS; GRAPHITE; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; LATENT HEAT; PARAFFINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CARBON FELTS; CARBON MATERIAL; CARBON MATRIX; EXPANDED NATURAL GRAPHITES; FOAM CARBONS; GRAPHITE FOAM; LATENT HEAT STORAGE; PORES STRUCTURE; STORAGE MEDIUM; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 74049157790     PISSN: 20971605     EISSN: 18725805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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