Journal
MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
Volume 128, Issue -, Pages 64-88Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2018.10.004
Keywords
Pentaerythritol; Nanoparticles; Solid-solid transition; Thermal properties; Energy storage; Crystallization
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- DST-SERI [DST/TM/SERI/DSS/275 (G)]
- CERD, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram [KTU/RESEARCH 3/1199/2017]
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This paper presents the effects of addition of Al2O3, CuO, and TiO2 nanoparticles on thermal, solid-solid phase transition and crystallization properties of pentaerythritol (PE). The PE added with 0.1 wt% of nanoparticles underwent 500 thermal cycles and characterized using TG-DTA, DSC, FTIR methods. The thermal conductivity of the PCM samples obtained using the T-history method. Thermal degradation kinetics of the PCM samples studied by using the Coats-Redfern technique. Crystallization behavior of PE added with Al2O3, CuO and TiO2 nano particles studied under non-isothermal condition. The addition of 0.1% of Al2O3, TiO2 and CuO nanoparticles to pentaerythritol caused respectively 1.46%, 2.56% and 2.52% decrease in heat flow value. After 500 thermal cycles, the enthalpy of solid-solid transition of PE, PE + 0.1% Al2O3, PE + 0.1% TiO2 and PE + 0.1% CuO were found to be decreasing by 8.8%, 10.14%, 13.1% and 11.89% respectively. The time needed to finish the process of crystallization decreased with rising cooling rate, and the relative crystallinity values of the PE added with 0.1% weight fractions of Al2O3, CuO and TiO2 were higher than that of pure PE. The addition of CuO nano particles resulted in the less time for 50% crystallization of PE compared to Al2O3 and TiO2 nanoparticles.
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