Transient performance of a PCM-based heat sink with high aspect-ratio carbon nanofillers

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 532-540

  Fan, Li Wu ^a,b   Zhu, Zi Qin ^a   Zeng, Yi ^c   Xiao, Yu Qi ^a   Liu, Xue Ling ^b   Wu, Yu Yue ^a   Ding, Qing ^a   Yu, Zi Tao ^a,d   Cen, Ke Fa ^d  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Composite phase change materials; Graphene; Heat sink; Thermal energy storage; Thermal management

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; ENERGY STORAGE; GRAPHENE; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT SINKS; HEAT STORAGE; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; YARN;

COMPOSITE PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; LOWER VISCOSITIES; NATURAL CONVECTION EFFECTS; PULSED HEAT LOADS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; TRANSIENT PERFORMANCE;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84921491686     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.10.050     Document Type: Article

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