Journal
SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS
Volume 92, Issue 8, Pages 891-899Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.02.021
Keywords
phase change material (PCM); latent heat storage; thermal cycle testing; differential scanning calorimeter (DSC)
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In order to study the changes in latent heat of fusion and melting temperature of calcium chloride hexahydrate (CaCl2 center dot 6H(2)O) inorganic salt as a latent heat storage material, a thousand accelerated thermal cycle tests have been conducted. The effect of thermal cycling and the reliability in terms of the changing of the melting temperature using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is determined. It has been noticed that the CaCl2 center dot 6H(2)O melts between a stable range of temperature and has shown small variations in the latent heat of fusion during the thermal cycling process. Thus, it can be a promising phase change material (PCM) for heating and cooling applications for various building/storage systems. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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