Preparation of graphite nanoparticles-modified phase change microcapsules and their dispersed slurry for direct absorption solar collectors

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 159, Issue , 2017, Pages 159-166

  Liu, Jian ^a   Chen, Leilei ^a   Fang, Xiaoming ^a   Zhang, Zhengguo ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Latent functional thermal fluid; Microencapsulation; Phase change material; Photo thermal conversion; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GRAPHITE; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; IONIC LIQUIDS; MICROENCAPSULATION; NANOPARTICLES; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR ENERGY;

DIRECT ABSORPTION; PHASE CHANGE MICROCAPSULES; PHOTO-THERMAL CONVERSIONS; POTENTIAL MATERIALS; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; STORAGE CAPABILITY; THERMAL FLUIDS; THERMAL STORAGE;

PARAFFINS;

EID: 84988014411     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2016.09.020     Document Type: Article

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