Some thermophysical properties of paraffin wax as a thermal storage medium
Conference
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· AIAA Pap.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6644631
An experimental study is conducted to determine the suitability of paraffin wax SUNTECH P116 as a phase change material for storage of thermal energy. Certain temperature dependent thermophysical properties in the neighborhood of the melting point useful for this study, but not adequately available in the literature, are measured. They include thermal conductivity, density, thermal expansion coefficient, and viscosity. It is observed that the thermal conductivity of paraffin wax, in solid phase, is not a monotonic function of temperature as reported in the literature. Other thermophysical properties of the liquid phase measured vary monotonically with temperature.
- Research Organization:
- Texas, University, Arlington, TX
- OSTI ID:
- 6644631
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-820604-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: AIAA Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: 82-0846
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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42 ENGINEERING
420100* -- Engineering-- General Engineering-- (-1987)
ALKANES
DENSITY
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY TRANSFER
EXPANSION
HEAT STORAGE
HEAT TRANSFER
HYDROCARBONS
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STORAGE
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
THERMAL CONDUCTION
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMAL EXPANSION
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
WAXES
420100* -- Engineering-- General Engineering-- (-1987)
ALKANES
DENSITY
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY TRANSFER
EXPANSION
HEAT STORAGE
HEAT TRANSFER
HYDROCARBONS
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STORAGE
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
THERMAL CONDUCTION
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMAL EXPANSION
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
WAXES