Graphite nanoparticles-dispersed paraffin/water emulsion with enhanced thermal-physical property and photo-thermal performance

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 147, Issue , 2016, Pages 101-107

  Wang, Fangxian ^a   Liu, Jian ^a   Fang, Xiaoming ^a   Zhang, Zhengguo ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphite; Heat transfer fluid; Paraffin water emulsion; Phase change material; Photo thermal performance

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FLUIDS; GRAPHITE; HEAT TRANSFER; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MELTING; NANOPARTICLES; PARAFFINS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SPECIFIC HEAT; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

ENERGY STORAGE CAPACITY; ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; FREEZING TEMPERATURES; HEATING-COOLING CYCLE; LOW-TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; PHOTO-THERMAL; PHOTO-THERMAL CONVERSIONS; THERMAL-PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84951294033     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.12.013     Document Type: Article

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