Thermal properties and heat storage analysis of palmitic acid-TiO2 composite as nano-enhanced organic phase change material (NEOPCM)

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 99, Issue , 2016, Pages 1254-1262

  Sharma, R K ^a   Ganesan, P ^a   Tyagi, V V ^b   Metselaar, H S C ^a   Sandaran, S C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Nano enhanced organic phase change material; Nano TiO2; Palmitic acid; Thermal analysis; Thermal conductivity; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; HEAT STORAGE; NANOPARTICLES; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; SOLAR ENERGY; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOANALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACCELERATED THERMAL CYCLES; LATENT HEAT OF FUSION; NANO-TIO2; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; SOLID NANOPARTICLES; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; TIO2 NANO-PARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDES (TIO2);

PALMITIC ACID;

EID: 84959275402     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.01.130     Document Type: Article

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