Temperature-dependent thermal properties of solid/liquid phase change even-numbered n-alkanes: N-Hexadecane, n-octadecane and n-eicosane

Applied Energy

Volumn 143, Issue , 2015, Pages 383-394

  Velez C ^a   Khayet, M ^a   Ortiz De Zarate J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy storage; n Alkane; Phase change material; Thermal conductivity; Thermal diffusivity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFUSION; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY STORAGE; LIQUIDS; MELTING; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY;

CUMULATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; HOT-WIRE TECHNIQUES; LIQUID PHASIS; LITERATURE DATA; N-ALKANES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT THERMAL PROPERTY;

PARAFFINS;

ALKANE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSIVITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LIQUID; MELTING; PHASE TRANSITION; SOLID; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84961291344     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.054     Document Type: Article

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