Review on Phase Change Material Slurries

Abstract:

Phase change materials (PCM) have recently received considerable attention in the field of thermal energy storage, due to their intrinsic properties. Phase change material slurry is a novel medium of heat storage and transfer, its apparent specific heat and heat transfer capacity is better than water.PCM slurries are being investigated for active thermal energy storage or as alternatives to conventional single phase fluids because they are pumpable and have advanced heat transport performance with phase change. This review mainly presents the information on PCM emulsions and microencapsulated PCM slurries (mPCM slurries).

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 860-863)
• Pages: 946-951
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.860-863.946
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Jie Chen, Feng Jiao Liu, Yi Fei Zheng
• Keywords: Microencapsulated PCM Slurries (MPCM Slurries), Phase Change Materials (PCM), Thermal Energy Storage

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