Preparation and properties of myristic-palmitic-stearic acid/expanded graphite composites as phase change materials for energy storage

Solar Energy

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 259-266

  Yang, Xiaojiao ^a   Yuan, Yanping ^a   Zhang, Nan ^a   Cao, Xiaoling ^a   Liu, Cheng ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite phase change material; Fatty acids; Ternary eutectic mixture; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; FOURIER TRANSFORMATIONS; HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; PHASE CHANGE TEMPERATURE; TERNARY EUTECTICS; THE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES (SEM); THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EUTECTICS; FATTY ACIDS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FREEZING; HEAT STORAGE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LATENT HEAT; MELTING; MIXTURES; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ADSORPTION; COMPOSITE; FATTY ACID; GRAPHITE; HEATING; MELTING; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POROUS MEDIUM; STORAGE STRUCTURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84890401920     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.11.021     Document Type: Article

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