Experimental and analytical studies on latent heat of hydrated salt/modified EG-based form-stable composite PCMs for energy storage application

Hamir Johan Mombeki Pea, Zhoujian An, Xiaoze Du, Wenjie Hou, Dong Zhang and Xiaomin Liu

Renewable Energy, 2024, vol. 222, issue C

Abstract: Expanded graphite (EG) is often used to encase phase change materials (PCMs) and improve their thermal performance. However, EG's effectiveness when used with disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate (DHPD) as a hydrated salt is diminished, due to its hydrophobic property. This study proposes modifying the hydrophobic surface of EG with highly hydrophilic nanoparticles, such as SiO2 and TiO2, to address this shortcoming and boost its hydrophilicity. Herein, the nanoparticles were synthesized by the sol-gel technique and mixed with EG to construct a modified EG (MEG). The microstructure, morphology, and adsorption ability of MEG were analyzed. Additionally, the thermal properties, as well as the thermal stability of form-stable composite PCMs, were investigated. The results revealed that by varying the mass ratio of SiO2@TiO2 in MEG, the supercooling degree of the form-stable composite PCMs decreased by 77.36%–78.49%. With 9% SiO2@TiO2 in MEG, the water contact angle of MEG was optimal, and the form-stable composite PCMs prepared (DSMEG3) exhibited a phase change temperature and latent heat of 32.88 °C and 142.13 J/g, respectively. This experimental latent heat was slightly lower than the calculated latent heat by 0.12 J/g. Meanwhile, the supercooling degree decreased to 3.01 °C, and the thermal conductivity increased to 1.23 W/(m ∙ K), which was 1.73 times than that of DHPD. Moreover, DSMEG3 also showed good shape stability, preventing leakage. Therefore, the form-stable composite PCMs, as prepared, are a great potential candidate for the energy storage applications.

Keywords: Disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate; Modified expanded graphite; Hydrophilic nanoparticles; Form-stable composite PCMs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.119978

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