Preparation, thermal and rheological properties of hybrid nanocomposite phase change material for thermal energy storage

Applied Energy

Volumn 115, Issue , 2014, Pages 320-330

  Parameshwaran, R ^a   Deepak, K ^a   Saravanan, R ^a   Kalaiselvam, S ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Phase change material; Silver titania hybrid nanocomposite; Thermal energy storage; Thermal properties; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT STORAGE; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SILVER; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VISCOSITY;

COOL THERMAL ENERGY STORAGES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES; PHASE CHANGE TEMPERATURE; STORAGE POTENTIAL; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; SUPERCOOLING DEGREES; THERMAL AND RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BUILDING; COMPOSITE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FREEZING; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MELTING; RHEOLOGY; SILVER; SUPERCOOLING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TITANIUM; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84889572798     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.11.029     Document Type: Article

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