Fatty acid eutectic/polymethyl methacrylate composite as form-stable phase change material for thermal energy storage

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2660-2665

  Wang, Lijiu ^a   Meng, Duo ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Building energy conservation; Fatty acid eutectic; Form stable phase change material; Polymethyl methacrylate

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EUTECTICS; HEAT STORAGE; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; LATENT HEAT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION; FATTY ACID EUTECTICS; FORM STABLE PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; METHACRYLATE COMPOSITES; PHASE CHANGE TEMPERATURE; SELF-POLYMERIZATION; SUPPORTING MATERIAL;

FATTY ACIDS;

CALORIMETRY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FATTY ACID; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 77953135041     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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