Organic phase change materials for thermal energy storage: influence of molecular structure on properties

S Kahwaji, MA White - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Materials that change phase (eg, via melting) can store thermal energy with energy densities
comparable to batteries. Phase change materials will play an increasing role in reduction of …

Phase equilibrium in the design of phase change materials for thermal energy storage: State-of-the-art

SN Gunasekara, V Martin, JN Chiu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of phase equilibrium as a tool for accurately identifying
suitable blended phase change materials (PCMs) to be used for thermal energy storage …

Phase transition enthalpy measurements of organic and organometallic compounds and ionic liquids. Sublimation, vaporization, and fusion enthalpies from 1880 to …

W Acree, JS Chickos - Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
This compendium completes a previous report published in 2016 [2016ACR/CHI] on phase
change enthalpies. Paper I of this compendium includes over 6600 organic compounds …

Measurement and PC-SAFT modeling of solid-liquid equilibrium of deep eutectic solvents of quaternary ammonium chlorides and carboxylic acids

PVA Pontes, EA Crespo, MAR Martins, LP Silva… - Fluid Phase …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study the solid-liquid equilibria (SLE) of 15 binary mixtures composed of one of three
different symmetrical quaternary ammonium chlorides and one of five different fatty acids …

Performance assessment of nano-enhanced phase change material for thermal storage

R Daneshazarian, S Antoun, SB Dworkin - International Journal of Heat …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of nano phase change material in thermal energy storage applications appears
promising, but the often-poor performance and the lack of understanding of the heat transfer …

Prediction of the properties of eutectic fatty acid phase change materials

S Kahwaji, MA White - Thermochimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
Phase equilibrium theory and the laws of thermodynamics provide valuable tools for
predicting the composition and the thermal properties of eutectic mixtures. In this work, we …

Binary mixtures of fatty acid methyl esters as phase change materials for low temperature applications

LC Liston, Y Farnam, M Krafcik, J Weiss, K Erk… - Applied Thermal …, 2016 - Elsevier
Incorporating phase change materials (PCMs) into concrete pavements has been suggested
as a means to improve anti-icing practices by reducing the accumulation of snow and ice …

Binary eutectic mixtures of stearic acid-n-butyramide/n-octanamide as phase change materials for low temperature solar heat storage

G Ma, S Liu, S Xie, Y Jing, Q Zhang, J Sun… - Applied Thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
We investigated the thermal properties and thermal reliability of stearic acid-n-butyramide
and stearic acid-n-octanamide binary eutectic mixtures, as phase change materials for low …

The experimental phase diagram study of the binary polyols system erythritol-xylitol

SN Gunasekara, JNW Chiu, V Martin… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
A comprehensive phase diagram for the binary polyols system erythritol-xylitol has been
mapped with a transparent characterization approach. Here, the phase equilibrium of the …

Thermophysical properties of some fatty acids/surfactants as phase change slurries for thermal energy storage

Z Zhang, Y Yuan, N Zhang, X Cao - Journal of Chemical & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, and their eutectics are
chosen as phase change materials to constitute the phase change slurries for the first time …