Synthesis and thermal properties of fatty acid eutectics and diatomite composites as shape-stabilized phase change materials with enhanced thermal conductivity

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 218-224

  Tang, Fang ^a   Su, Di ^a   Tang, Yaojie ^a   Fang, Guiyin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composites; Eutectics; Phase change material; Shape stabilized; Thermal energy storage; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENERGY STORAGE; EUTECTICS; FATTY ACIDS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HEAT STORAGE; LATENT HEAT; MIXTURES; PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDINGS; SOLIDIFICATION; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITE PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATIONS; PHASE AND MICROSTRUCTURES; SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPES; SHAPE STABILIZED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; SHAPE-STABILIZED; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZERS;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84935879653     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.05.045     Document Type: Article

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