Preparation and Performance Study of Fatty Acid Diatomite Composite Phase Change Materials and Light Weight Phase Change Gypsum Wall Materials

Abstract:

Fatty acid phase change materials(PCMs) and composite diatomite PCMs were prepared in this study, the phase change temperature of different mole ratio lauric acid(LA) and capric acid(CA) PCMs were tested by step cooling curve method, thermal physical performance of the prepared PCMs were tested by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). A new type of lightweight phase change gypsum wallboard incorporated with LA-CA/diatomite composite PCMs was prepared, and the thermal performance of this material was studied. The results showed that the LA and CA could form an eutectic mixture. DSC results indicated that the phase change temperature of the PCMs and composite diatomite PCMs are both 26.7°C, the latent heat of the PCMs are 142.2J/g and 73.5J/g, respectively. Thermal performance test of the gypsum wallboard indicated that the temperature difference of the phase change gypsum wallboard at different moment is lower than the blank gypsum wallboard, which showed a better energy storage function of the phase change gypsum wallboard.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 193-194)
• Pages: 307-313
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.193-194.307
• Online since: August 2012
• Authors: Yi Zhang, Bin Huang, Jing Yan Zhang, Dong Xu Li
• Keywords: DSC, Pcms, Phase Change Gypsum Wallboard, Thermal Physical Performance

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