Effect of Ball-Milled Steatite Powder on the Latent Heat Energy Storage Properties and Heat Charging–Discharging Periods of Paraffin Wax as Phase Change Material
Phase change materials (PCMs) serve as an advantage in thermal energy storage systems utilizing the available sensible and latent heat. The PCMs absorb the thermal energy during the charging process and release it into the environment during the discharging process. Steatite is low cost and eco-frie...
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| author | Sathiyalingam Kannaiyan Song-Jeng Huang David Rathnaraj S. A. Srinivasan |
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| description | Phase change materials (PCMs) serve as an advantage in thermal energy storage systems utilizing the available sensible and latent heat. The PCMs absorb the thermal energy during the charging process and release it into the environment during the discharging process. Steatite is low cost and eco-friendly, with a thermal stability up to 1000 °C, and it is abundantly available in nature. This study investigates the steatite–paraffin wax-based PCM and the effect on the cyclic loads using a horizontal triplex-tube latent heat energy storage system. The thermal conductivity value of the milled steatite-based PCM composite was 7.7% higher than pure PCM. The PCM with the ball-milled steatite-fabricated composite exhibited better discharging characteristics, increasing the discharge time by 50% more than that of the pure paraffin wax. Moreover, the milled steatite-based PCM outperformed that incorporated with non-milled steatite with paraffin. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-587b73cf1f144e0f851bee9dce2f49a52023-11-23T17:49:49ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2022-09-01139145610.3390/mi13091456Effect of Ball-Milled Steatite Powder on the Latent Heat Energy Storage Properties and Heat Charging–Discharging Periods of Paraffin Wax as Phase Change MaterialSathiyalingam Kannaiyan0Song-Jeng Huang1David Rathnaraj2S. A. Srinivasan3Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 43, Section 4, Keelung Rd, Da’an District, Taipei 10607, TaiwanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 43, Section 4, Keelung Rd, Da’an District, Taipei 10607, TaiwanDepartment of Aeronautical Engineering, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore 641022, IndiaHigh Energy Batteries India Limited, Mathur 622515, IndiaPhase change materials (PCMs) serve as an advantage in thermal energy storage systems utilizing the available sensible and latent heat. The PCMs absorb the thermal energy during the charging process and release it into the environment during the discharging process. Steatite is low cost and eco-friendly, with a thermal stability up to 1000 °C, and it is abundantly available in nature. This study investigates the steatite–paraffin wax-based PCM and the effect on the cyclic loads using a horizontal triplex-tube latent heat energy storage system. The thermal conductivity value of the milled steatite-based PCM composite was 7.7% higher than pure PCM. The PCM with the ball-milled steatite-fabricated composite exhibited better discharging characteristics, increasing the discharge time by 50% more than that of the pure paraffin wax. Moreover, the milled steatite-based PCM outperformed that incorporated with non-milled steatite with paraffin.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/9/1456phase change material (PCMs)thermal storage systemsteatite powderenergy materialsolar energyenergy storage |
| spellingShingle | Sathiyalingam Kannaiyan Song-Jeng Huang David Rathnaraj S. A. Srinivasan Effect of Ball-Milled Steatite Powder on the Latent Heat Energy Storage Properties and Heat Charging–Discharging Periods of Paraffin Wax as Phase Change Material Micromachines phase change material (PCMs) thermal storage system steatite powder energy material solar energy energy storage |
| title | Effect of Ball-Milled Steatite Powder on the Latent Heat Energy Storage Properties and Heat Charging–Discharging Periods of Paraffin Wax as Phase Change Material |
| title_full | Effect of Ball-Milled Steatite Powder on the Latent Heat Energy Storage Properties and Heat Charging–Discharging Periods of Paraffin Wax as Phase Change Material |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Ball-Milled Steatite Powder on the Latent Heat Energy Storage Properties and Heat Charging–Discharging Periods of Paraffin Wax as Phase Change Material |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Ball-Milled Steatite Powder on the Latent Heat Energy Storage Properties and Heat Charging–Discharging Periods of Paraffin Wax as Phase Change Material |
| title_short | Effect of Ball-Milled Steatite Powder on the Latent Heat Energy Storage Properties and Heat Charging–Discharging Periods of Paraffin Wax as Phase Change Material |
| title_sort | effect of ball milled steatite powder on the latent heat energy storage properties and heat charging discharging periods of paraffin wax as phase change material |
| topic | phase change material (PCMs) thermal storage system steatite powder energy material solar energy energy storage |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/9/1456 |
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