The Investigation of Phase Change Emulsion (PCE): Fabrication, Thermal Conductivity and Utilization of Nanoparticles

Abstract:

Phase change materials in the form of emulsion (PCE) is a category of novel phase change fluid used as heat storage and transfer media. It plays an important role in commercially viable applications (energy storage, particularly).The emulsion is made of microparticles of a phase change wax (a kind of paraffin or mixture ) as a phase change material (PCM), mixed paraffin directly with water. This paper presents information on the different PCM emulsions by different researchers. It gives the method of preparation of the PCE, and makes a special effort to investigate the heat transfer phenomena and the method of enhancing the thermal conductivity of the emulsion.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 860-863)
• Pages: 862-866
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.860-863.862
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Yi Fei Zheng, Zhong Zhu Qiu*, Jie Chen
• Keywords: Heat Transfer, Nanoparticle, Paraffin, PCM Emulsion (PCE), Thermal Energy Storage

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