Experimental determination of temperature-dependent thermal conductivity of solid eicosane-based nanostructure-enhanced phase change materials

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 301-310

  Nabil, Mahdi ^a   Khodadadi, J M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper oxide nanoparticles; Phase change materials; Solid composites; Thermal conductivity enhancement; Transient plane source method

Indexed keywords

COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE VARIATION; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; SOLID COMPOSITES; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; TRANSIENT PLANE SOURCE TECHNIQUES; TRANSIENT PLANE SOURCES;

COPPER OXIDES; ICE; LOADING; MOLDS; NANOPARTICLES; OVENS; PARAFFINS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLIDIFICATION; SPECIMEN PREPARATION;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

EID: 84883769352     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.08.010     Document Type: Article

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