 Corrosion of metal and polymer containers for use in PCM cold storageEduard Oró, Laia Miró, Camila Barreneche, Ingrid Martorell, Mohammed M. Farid and Luisa F. Cabeza Applied Energy, 2013, vol. 109, issue C, 449-453 Abstract: Transport and storage of low temperature sensitive products is an issue worldwide due to changes of the lifestyle and population increase. In the recent years, thermal energy storage (TES) using phase change materials (PCMs) is being highly studied and developed for cold storage applications. Furthermore, the PCM are normally encapsulated in containers and added in the available systems, usually in food processes. Therefore safety constraints as the compatibility of the PCM with other materials have to take into account. Hence the main goal of the paper is to study the corrosion effect of different metals and polymer materials in contact with some PCM used in low temperature applications. Results show that copper and carbon steel must be avoided as PCM containers, and aluminium is not recommended; stainless steel 316 is recommended when in contact with the tested PCM. Moreover, PP, PS, PET, and HDPE are not affected by a process of degradation and are also compatible with the PCM studied. Keywords: Thermal energy storage (TES); Phase change materials (PCMs); Corrosion effect; Metals materials; Polymer materials (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:appene:v:109:y:2013:i:c:p:449-453 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.10.049 Access Statistics for this article Applied Energy is currently edited by J. Yan More articles in Applied Energy from Elsevier |
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