A novel phase change material containing mesoporous silica nanoparticles for thermal storage: A study on thermal conductivity and viscosity

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 114-120

  Motahar, Sadegh ^a,b   Nikkam, Nader ^b   Alemrajabi, Ali A ^a   Khodabandeh, Rahmatollah ^b   Toprak, Muhammet S ^b   Muhammed, Mamoun ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mesoporous silica; Nanoparticles; Phase change material; Thermal conductivity; Thermal storage; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

HEAT STORAGE; LIQUIDS; NANOPARTICLES; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY;

MESOPOROUS SILICA; MESOPOROUS SILICA NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE LOADING; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; THERMAL STORAGE; TRANSIENT PLANE SOURCE TECHNIQUES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

EID: 84903218406     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2014.06.005     Document Type: Article

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