Solidification of N-Octadecane paraffin wax

Technical Report · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5335568

Deal, R; Irby, R; Keshock, E; Solomon, A D

Four freezing experiments with N-Octadecane paraffin wax are described. Their results are analyzed using a variety of mathematical techniques for conduction phase-change problems. From such mathematical analyses it is concluded, among other things, that the effective thermal conductivity of the solid wax in our case is about 3.5 times the literature value; this value was verified by independent experimental measurements.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5335568
• Report Number(s): ORNL/CSD-92; ON: DE82014723
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
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