Thermal properties of the graphite/n-docosane composite PCM

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-83

  Li, Min ^a   Wu, Zhishen ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphite; Phase change material (PCM); Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE PHASE; N-DOCOSANE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM); THERMAL CONSTANT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY ANALYSIS;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GRAPHITE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84872490587     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-012-2218-5     Document Type: Article

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