Nanoparticle-enhanced phase change materials (NEPCM) with great potential for improved thermal energy storage

被引：611

作者：

Khodadadi, J. M. ^{[1
]}

Hosseinizadeh, S. F. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Auburn Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Auburn, AL 36849 USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER | 2007年 / 34卷 / 05期

关键词：

nanoparticles; nanofluids; phase change; thermal storage; natural convection; freezing;

D O I：

10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2007.02.005

中图分类号：

O414.1 [热力学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Improved functionality of phase change materials (PCM) through dispersion of nan oparticles is reported. The resulting nanoparticle-enhanced phase change materials (NEPCM) exhibit enhanced thermal conductivity in comparison to the base material. Starting with steady state natural convection within a differentially-heated square cavity that contains a nanofluid (water plus copper nanoparticles), the nanofluid is allowed to undergo solidification. Partly due to increase of thermal conductivity and also lowering of the latent heat of fusion, higher heat release rate of the NEPCM in relation to the conventional PCM is observed. The predicted increase of the heat release rate of the NEPCM is a clear indicator of its great potential for diverse thermal energy storage applications. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：534 / 543

页数：10

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