Preparation, Thermal Properties and Thermal Reliability of Form-Stable Paraffin/Polypropylene Composite for Thermal Energy Storage |
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Authors: | Cemil Alkan Kemal Kaya Ahmet Sarı |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Chemistry, Gaziosmanpaşa University, 60240 Tokat, Turkey |
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Abstract: | This study is focused on the preparation, characterization, and determination of thermal properties and thermal reliability
of paraffin/polypropylene (PP) composite as a novel form-stable phase change material (PCM) for thermal energy storage applications.
In the composite, paraffin acts as a PCM when PP is operated as supporting material. The composites prepared at different
mass fractions of paraffin (50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 w/w%) by solution casting method were subjected to leakage test by heating
the composites over the melting temperature of the PCM. The paraffin/PP composite (70/30 w/w%) is found as the maximum paraffin
containing composite and was characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, optic microscopy, differential scanning
calorimetry (DSC), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) techniques. DSC analysis indicated that the form-stable paraffin/PP
composite melts at 44.77–45.52 °C and crystallizes at 53.55–54.80 °C. It has latent heats of 136.16 and −136.59 J/g for melting
and crystallization, respectively. These thermal properties make it potential PCM for latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES)
purposes such as solar space heating applications. Accelerated thermal cycling tests indicated that the form-stable PCM had
good thermal reliability. TGA also showed that the form-stable PCM degrades in two distinguishable steps and had good chemical
stability. |
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