期刊
RENEWABLE ENERGY
卷 167, 期 -, 页码 580-590出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.11.117
关键词
Thermal conductivity; Graphite; Phase change material; Paraffin; Composite
资金
- Ministry of Science and Technology
Phase Change Materials (PCM) can be enhanced by loading them with thermally conductive fillers and encapsulating them in a thermally conductive polymer matrix shell. Utilizing a ternary system with graphite-epoxy composite as scaffold, the thermal conductivity of PCM can be significantly improved by judicious choice of fillers.
Phase Change Materials (PCM) possess high heat storage density, but commonly have low thermal conductivity that results in poor heat transfer. Another common problem is the shape stabilization of the storage medium. These problems could be solved by loading the medium with thermally conductive fillers, such as graphite, and encapsulating it in a thermally conductive polymer matrix shell, hence enhancing the thermal properties of both. We suggest a ternary system in which a graphite-epoxy composite provides an encapsulating scaffold to the paraffin, which is also loaded with graphite-based filler. Various graphite-based fillers differing in sizes and geometry were explored, aiming at optimizing their intrinsic properties, such as defect density, and consequently enhancing the thermal properties of the PCM as a whole. It was demonstrated that by judicious choice of the filler, enhancement is achieved for the thermal conductivity of: (1) the shell (epoxy-graphite flakes composite) by 4000% compared to the neat epoxy; (2) the medium (paraffin-graphite flakes composite) by > 2000% compared to the neat paraffin; and (3) the integrated PCM system (paraffin-epoxy-graphite flakes composite) by 1000% compared to that of neat paraffin. The PCM composite is completely preserved during phase change cycling. (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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