Journal
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
Volume 153, Issue -, Pages 41-49Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.08.005
Keywords
Form-stable phase change materials; High density polyethylene; Expanded graphite; Thermal storage capacity; Building thermal energy storage
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51376087, 51676095]
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Form-stable phase change materials (FSPCM) with high thermal energy storage capacity and thermal conductivity were manufactured by adding expanded graphite (EG) into stearyl alcohol (SAL) and high density polyethylene (HDPE) mixtures. In the composites, HDPE was used to prevent SAL leakage, and EG was not only a supporting material just like HDPE but also a thermal conductivity promoter. The influences of EG on the thermal properties of the SAL/HDPE phase change materials were investigated with a series of measuring means. Several lines of evidence showed that SAL and HDPE were mixed uniformly and EG was evenly dispersed in the SAL/HDPE composites. Approximately constant melting temperatures of FSPCM at around 57 degrees C and high latent heat of at least 200 kJ/kg were presented by the differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). It was found that the leakage rate of the SAL phase change materials decreased obviously when EG was added into the FSPCM. Furthermore, the thermal conductivity of FSPCM with 3% EG could increase up to 0.6698 W (m K)(-1) while thermal conductivity of FSPCM without EG was only 0.1966 W (m K)(-1). Finally, the FSPCM with EG could provide considerable thermal energy storage capacity and high thermal conductivity for latent heat storage. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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