Research on the Thermo Physical Properties of Lauric Acid-Capric Acid Binary Mixture Phase Change Materials

Abstract:

Lauric acid(LA) and capric acid(CA) were mixed into binary mixture, whose melting temperature was predicted with Schroder’s equation and tested in step cooling curve method. Then latent heat was tested by DSC, and T-history method was used to test thermal conductivity of binary mixtures, heating and cooling characteristics were studied through expanded perlite(EP) adsorption of binary mixtures. Results show that Schroder’s equation can be used to predict melting temperature of fatty acid, and binary mixture prepared of 6:4 molar ratio has a high latent heat and its temperature is within a range that meets indoor comfort temperature. Thermal conductivity and the heating and cooling characteristics of the mixtures reveals that the thermal conductivity of fatty acid phase change material(PCM) is low, which restricts its latent heat release rate.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 226-228)
• Pages: 1704-1708
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.226-228.1704
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Quan Zhou, Yi Zhang, Hong Bin Guo, Qing Hai Li, Dong Xu Li
• Keywords: Eutetic Mixture, Phase Change Energy Storage, Thermo Physical Property, T-History

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