Paraffin Wax [As a Phase Changing Material (PCM)] Based Composites Containing Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Development
Thermal energy storage (TES) technologies are considered as enabling and supporting technologies for more sustainable and reliable energy generation methods such as solar thermal and concentrated solar power. A thorough investigation of the TES system using paraffin wax (PW) as a phase changing mate...
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| author | Norah Hamad Almousa Maha R. Alotaibi Mohammad Alsohybani Dominik Radziszewski Saeed M. AlNoman Bandar M. Alotaibi Maha M. Khayyat |
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| description | Thermal energy storage (TES) technologies are considered as enabling and supporting technologies for more sustainable and reliable energy generation methods such as solar thermal and concentrated solar power. A thorough investigation of the TES system using paraffin wax (PW) as a phase changing material (PCM) should be considered. One of the possible approaches for improving the overall performance of the TES system is to enhance the thermal properties of the energy storage materials of PW. The current study investigated some of the properties of PW doped with nano-additives, namely, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNs), forming a nanocomposite PCM. The paraffin/MWCNT composite PCMs were tailor-made for enhanced and efficient TES applications. The thermal storage efficiency of the current TES bed system was approximately 71%, which is significant. Scanning electron spectroscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) characterization showed the physical incorporation of MWCNTs with PW, which was achieved by strong interfaces without microcracks. In addition, the FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) and TGA (thermogravimetric analysis) experimental results of this composite PCM showed good chemical compatibility and thermal stability. This was elucidated based on the observed similar thermal mass loss profiles as well as the identical chemical bond peaks for all of the tested samples (PW, CNT, and PW/CNT composites). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-785c23c92f694dfebfe70cf41f2937d72023-11-22T07:17:19ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522021-08-0111895110.3390/cryst11080951Paraffin Wax [As a Phase Changing Material (PCM)] Based Composites Containing Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Thermal Energy Storage (TES) DevelopmentNorah Hamad Almousa0Maha R. Alotaibi1Mohammad Alsohybani2Dominik Radziszewski3Saeed M. AlNoman4Bandar M. Alotaibi5Maha M. Khayyat6King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh 11442, Saudi ArabiaKing Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh 11442, Saudi ArabiaKing Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh 11442, Saudi ArabiaNew Energy Transfer Ltd., 02-913 Warsaw, PolandSaudi Electricity Company, Riyadh 11416, Saudi ArabiaKing Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh 11442, Saudi ArabiaKing Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh 11442, Saudi ArabiaThermal energy storage (TES) technologies are considered as enabling and supporting technologies for more sustainable and reliable energy generation methods such as solar thermal and concentrated solar power. A thorough investigation of the TES system using paraffin wax (PW) as a phase changing material (PCM) should be considered. One of the possible approaches for improving the overall performance of the TES system is to enhance the thermal properties of the energy storage materials of PW. The current study investigated some of the properties of PW doped with nano-additives, namely, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNs), forming a nanocomposite PCM. The paraffin/MWCNT composite PCMs were tailor-made for enhanced and efficient TES applications. The thermal storage efficiency of the current TES bed system was approximately 71%, which is significant. Scanning electron spectroscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) characterization showed the physical incorporation of MWCNTs with PW, which was achieved by strong interfaces without microcracks. In addition, the FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) and TGA (thermogravimetric analysis) experimental results of this composite PCM showed good chemical compatibility and thermal stability. This was elucidated based on the observed similar thermal mass loss profiles as well as the identical chemical bond peaks for all of the tested samples (PW, CNT, and PW/CNT composites).https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/8/951TESPCMparaffin waxmulti-walled CNTsSEMEDX |
| spellingShingle | Norah Hamad Almousa Maha R. Alotaibi Mohammad Alsohybani Dominik Radziszewski Saeed M. AlNoman Bandar M. Alotaibi Maha M. Khayyat Paraffin Wax [As a Phase Changing Material (PCM)] Based Composites Containing Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Development Crystals TES PCM paraffin wax multi-walled CNTs SEM EDX |
| title | Paraffin Wax [As a Phase Changing Material (PCM)] Based Composites Containing Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Development |
| title_full | Paraffin Wax [As a Phase Changing Material (PCM)] Based Composites Containing Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Development |
| title_fullStr | Paraffin Wax [As a Phase Changing Material (PCM)] Based Composites Containing Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paraffin Wax [As a Phase Changing Material (PCM)] Based Composites Containing Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Development |
| title_short | Paraffin Wax [As a Phase Changing Material (PCM)] Based Composites Containing Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Development |
| title_sort | paraffin wax as a phase changing material pcm based composites containing multi walled carbon nanotubes for thermal energy storage tes development |
| topic | TES PCM paraffin wax multi-walled CNTs SEM EDX |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/8/951 |
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