RT100/expand graphite composite phase change material with excellent structure stability, photo-thermal performance and good thermal reliability

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 140, Issue , 2015, Pages 158-166

  Zhang, Qi ^a   Wang, Huichun ^a   Ling, Ziye ^a   Fang, Xiaoming ^a   Zhang, Zhengguo ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Expanded graphite; Medium temperature PCM; Photo thermal performance; Reliability; RT100

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITE; HEAT STORAGE; LATENT HEAT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; RELIABILITY; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPANDED GRAPHITE; FORM-STABLE COMPOSITE PCM; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE; PARAFFINIC HYDROCARBONS; PHOTO-THERMAL; RT100; STRUCTURE AND THERMAL PROPERTIES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84928476119     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.04.008     Document Type: Article

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