Morphologies and thermal characterization of paraffin/carbon foam composite phase change material

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 451-461

  Xiao, X ^a   Zhang, P ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon foam; Composite phase change material; Structural characteristics; Thermal characterization

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOAM; COMPOSITE PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; LATENT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGES; MICRO COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (MICRO-CT); STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HEAT STORAGE; IMPREGNATION; PARAFFINS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; POROSITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VACUUM;

FOAMS;

EID: 84881180135     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.06.037     Document Type: Article

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