A novel hydrated salt-based phase change material for medium- and low-thermal energy storage

Yige Hu, Hang Wang, Hu Chen, Yang Ding, Changtian Liu, Feng Jiang and Xiang Ling

Energy, 2023, vol. 274, issue C

Abstract: Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate (MNH) was considered as a promising medium- and low-temperature phase change material (PCM) owing to high latent heat, weak corrosion, and low price. While supercooling performance greatly restricted the application of such PCM. In this work, MNH-based composite PCM containing a novel nucleating agent was prepared. Supercooling behavior and thermophysical properties of composites were analyzed. Additionally, thermal performance of composites in a fin-plate heat storage unit was investigated. Results showed that 2 wt% magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (MSH) effectively suppressed supercooling performance and was chemically compatible with MNH. Composites containing 2 wt% MSH and 2 wt% sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) performed favorable thermal properties, including supercooling degree of 0.6 °C, phase change temperature of 89 °C, latent heat of 166.88 J/g, and heat storage density of 220.78 J/g. Effective working temperature of the composite should be no more than 140 °C. Magnesium sulfate tetrahydrate (MST) was actually the real component in MSH that inhibited the supercooling of MNH. Compared with paraffin, encapsulated MNH-based composite PCM with a 6720 kJ higher heat storage capacity possessed a much shorter charging/discharging time due to the higher thermal conductivity. The results might provide a foundation for the practical application of MNH.

Keywords: Phase change material; Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate; Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate; Supercooling performance; Thermal energy storage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.127251

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