Smart macroencapsulated resin/wax composite for energy conservation in the built environment
| Autor: | Mustapha Karkri, Abdelwaheb Trigui, Chadia Moulahi, Chokri Boudaya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Materials science
020209 energy Multiphysics Numerical analysis Composite number 02 engineering and technology Epoxy Condensed Matter Physics Thermal energy storage Paraffin wax Latent heat visual_art Thermal 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Ceramics and Composites visual_art.visual_art_medium Composite material |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. 30:887-914 |
| ISSN: | 1530-7980 0892-7057 |
| Popis: | This study reports the results of experimental and numerical investigations on the thermophysical properties and the process of melting of a phase-change composite material. The proposed phase-change composite material based on epoxy resin with spherical shape paraffin wax (RT27) was used as a new thermal storage system. Thermal characterization was performed using a transient guarded hot plate technique. The results revealed the importance of thermal storage by latent heat. The numerical analysis is realized using numerical COMSOL® Multiphysics 4.3b. The effect of various parameters of the numerical solution on the results is examined: in particular, the term describing the mushy zone in the momentum equation and the influence of temperature melting range. The findings of the experimental investigation compare favorably with the numerical results. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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