Thermal characterization of high temperature inorganic phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications

ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2012, Collocated with the ASME 2012 10th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn , Issue PARTS A AND B, 2012, Pages 623-630

  Trahan, Jamie ^a   Kuravi, Sarada ^a   Goswami, D Yogi ^a   Rahman, Muhammad ^a   Stefanakos, Elias ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate eutectic; Chloride eutectic; Heat capacity; High temperature phase change material (PCM); Latent heat; Melting point; Molten salts; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FUEL CELLS; HEAT STORAGE; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; LATENT HEAT; MELTING POINT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLIDIFICATION; SPECIFIC HEAT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL ENERGY;

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; HIGH PURITY MATERIALS; HIGH TEMPERATURE PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; HYGROSCOPIC NATURE; LATENT HEAT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; MOLTEN SALT; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION; THERMO-GRAVIMETRIC;

EUTECTICS;

EID: 84900465045     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2012-91475     Document Type: Conference Paper

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