Fatty acids as phase change materials: A review

Yanping Yuan, Nan Zhang, Wenquan Tao, Xiaoling Cao and Yaling He

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014, vol. 29, issue C, 482-498

Abstract: Fatty acids as phase change materials have attracted much attention for their various applications in building energy efficiency, solar heating systems and air-conditioning systems. After summarizing the basic characteristics of fatty acids, eutectic mixtures of fatty acids and fatty acid esters, as well as the preparation and characteristics of fatty acid composites as phase change materials (PCMs), this paper analyzes the thermal reliability and stability of fatty acids as PCMs and their heat transfer characteristics in a unit which is followed by an introduction to the energy storage systems of three kinds of fatty acids as PCMs. Besides, it also points out the future research direction of fatty acids as PCMs as a solution of the insufficiency and flaws of current researches.

Keywords: Fatty acids; Phase change materials (PCMs); Eutectic mixture; Heat transfer characteristics; Energy storage system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.08.107

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