Development of thermal energy storage composites and prevention of PCM leakage

Huiqiang Li, Huisu Chen, Xiangyu Li and Jay G. Sanjayan

Applied Energy, 2014, vol. 135, issue C, 225-233

Abstract: Thermal energy storage composites were developed by incorporating granular phase change materials (PX25 from Rubitherm®) into cement paste. Without prevention, however, a significant amount of phase change material (paraffin) leaked from the PX25 during the fabrication process. To prevent paraffin leakage during fabrication, three types of nano-SiO2 powder (hydrophilic fumed silica (fs1), hydrophobic fumed silica (fs2), and precipitated silica (ps2)) were chosen to modify PX25. The influence of dosage of these modifiers was investigated with reference to PCM leakage during fabrication. Paraffin leakage was eliminated when hydrophobic fs2 or ps2 was used in a 2.3% and 9.0% mass fraction (relative to PX25), respectively. However, hydrophilic fs1 did not prevent leakage of paraffin. Microstructural and mechanical analyses of the thermal energy storage composites were used to analyze the prevention mechanism of hydrophobic nano-powder against paraffin leakage.

Keywords: Phase change material; Cement; Paraffin leakage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.08.091

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