TY - GEN
T1 - Characterization of heat storage by nanocomposite-enhanced phase change materials
AU - Teng, Tun Ping
AU - Lin, Bo Gu
AU - Yeh, Yun Yu
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This study involved a two-step method of adding multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNTs) and alumina (Al2O3) nanoparticles to paraffin wax, forming nanocomposite-enhanced phase change materials (NEPCMs). The NEPCMs in a phase change experiment were influenced by the concentrations of the nano-materials and the heating temperature of water. The objective of this paper is to investigate the optimal parameters of added nano-materials. The experimental results show that the phase change temperature of the paraffin wax slightly increases after adding the nano-materials to the paraffin wax. In addition, the nano-materials in the paraffin wax will reduce the temperature difference between test samples and heating water, indicating that adding the nano-materials can effectively reduce the thermal resistance of the experimental samples and improve the efficiency of thermal energy storage.
AB - This study involved a two-step method of adding multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNTs) and alumina (Al2O3) nanoparticles to paraffin wax, forming nanocomposite-enhanced phase change materials (NEPCMs). The NEPCMs in a phase change experiment were influenced by the concentrations of the nano-materials and the heating temperature of water. The objective of this paper is to investigate the optimal parameters of added nano-materials. The experimental results show that the phase change temperature of the paraffin wax slightly increases after adding the nano-materials to the paraffin wax. In addition, the nano-materials in the paraffin wax will reduce the temperature difference between test samples and heating water, indicating that adding the nano-materials can effectively reduce the thermal resistance of the experimental samples and improve the efficiency of thermal energy storage.
KW - Alumina (AlO)
KW - Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNTs)
KW - Nanocomposite-enhanced phase change materials (NEPCMs)
KW - Paraffin wax
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U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.287-290.1448
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.287-290.1448
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79961235615
SN - 9783037851920
T3 - Advanced Materials Research
SP - 1448
EP - 1455
BT - Applications of Engineering Materials
T2 - 2011 International Conference on Advanced Engineering Materials and Technology, AEMT 2011
Y2 - 29 July 2011 through 31 July 2011
ER -