Preparation and thermal energy storage behaviour of stearic acid-TiO 2 nanofluids as a phase change material for solar heating systems

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 565, Issue , 2013, Pages 137-145

  Harikrishnan, S ^a   Magesh, S ^a   Kalaiselvam, S ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Melting; Nanofluids; Phase change material; Solidification; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLIDIFICATION; STEARIC ACID; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; THERMAL ENERGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COMPOSITE PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; MELTING AND SOLIDIFICATION; NANOFLUIDS; PHASE CHANGE TEMPERATURE; SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84878241502     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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