Phase change materials and carbon nanostructures for thermal energy storage: A literature review

C. Amaral, R. Vicente, P.A.A.P. Marques and A. Barros-Timmons

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017, vol. 79, issue C, 1212-1228

Abstract: The high thermal conductivity of carbon based nanostructures (CNs) has been recognized appropriate to be integrated into phase change materials (PCMs) to enhance the overall thermal properties of the obtained nanocomposites. The equilibrium of the possibility to enhance the thermal conductivity of the PCMs and the latent heat capcity are the key for their ability to store or dissipate a large amount of energy in a short period of time. This paper gives an update overview summarizing the state-of-the-art concerning nanocomposites prepared using PCMs and CNs with emphasis on the improvement of the latent heat capacity and of the thermal conductivity. Focus is directed towards experimental research studies regarding the enhancement of the thermal properties (thermal conductivity and the latent heat capacity) of PCMs obtained by the addition of the CNs by means of the encapsulation method.

Keywords: Phase change materials (PCMs); Carbon nanostructures (CNs); Latent heat capacity; Thermal conductivity; Thermal energy storage (TES) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.093

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