Study on phase diagram of fatty acids mixtures to determine eutectic temperatures and the corresponding mixing proportions

Applied Energy

Volumn 115, Issue , 2014, Pages 483-490

  Zhao, Pin ^a   Yue, Qinyan ^a   He, Hongtao ^a   Gao, Baoyu ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Li, Qian ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Eutectic point; Fatty acids eutectic mixtures; Mixing proportions; Phase diagrams; The Schr eder Van Laar equation

Indexed keywords

EUTECTICS; MELTING POINT; MIXING; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

EUTECTIC MIXTURE; EUTECTIC POINTS; EUTECTIC TEMPERATURE; FATTY ACID EUTECTICS; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; MIXING PROPORTIONS; TERNARY EUTECTICS; TERNARY PHASE DIAGRAMS;

BINARY MIXTURES;

COOLING; DIAGRAM; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FATTY ACID; HEATING; LOW TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84891084122     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.10.048     Document Type: Article

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