Ayaz Hamza, Chinnasamy Veerakumar, Cho Honghyun
Graduate School, Chosun University, 309 Pilmundaero, Gwangju 61452, Korea.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun University, 309 Pilmundaero, Gwangju 61452, Korea.
Materials (Basel). 2021 Dec 3;14(23):7418. doi: 10.3390/ma14237418.
This study reports the in-depth investigation of the thermophysical properties and thermal reliability of caprylic acid-stearyl alcohol (CA-SA) eutectic phase change material (PCM) for cooling applications. The phase diagram of CA-SA showed a eutectic point at a 90:10 molar ratio. The onset melting/freezing temperature and latent heat of fusion of caprylic acid-stearyl alcohol from the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were 11.4 °C/11.8 °C and 154.4/150.5 J/g, respectively. The thermal conductivity for the prepared eutectic PCM in the solid phase was 0.267 W/m.K (0 °C), whereas, in the liquid phase, it was 0.165 W/m.K (20 °C). In addition, the maximum relative percentage difference (RPD) marked at the end of 200 thermal cycles was 5.2% for onset melting temperature and 18.9% for phase change enthalpy. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) result shows that the eutectic PCM holds good chemical stability. Corrosion tests showed that caprylic acid-stearyl alcohol could be a potential candidate for cold thermal energy storage applications.
本研究报告了对用于冷却应用的辛酸 - 硬脂醇(CA - SA)共晶相变材料(PCM)的热物理性质和热可靠性的深入研究。CA - SA的相图显示在90:10摩尔比处有一个共晶点。通过差示扫描量热法(DSC)测得的辛酸 - 硬脂醇的起始熔化/凝固温度和熔化潜热分别为11.4℃/11.8℃和154.4/150.5 J/g。制备的共晶PCM在固相中热导率为0.267 W/m·K(0℃),而在液相中热导率为0.165 W/m·K(20℃)。此外,在200次热循环结束时,起始熔化温度的最大相对百分比差异(RPD)为5.2%,相变焓的最大相对百分比差异为18.9%。傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT - IR)结果表明共晶PCM具有良好的化学稳定性。腐蚀试验表明,辛酸 - 硬脂醇可能是冷热能储存应用的潜在候选材料。