Artículo
Improvement of Phase Change Materials (PCM) Used for Solar Process Heat Applications
Autor/es | Prieto Ríos, Cristina
López Román, Antón Martínez Sanz, Noelia Morera, Josep Maria Cabeza, Luisa F. |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Energética |
Fecha de publicación | 2021-02 |
Fecha de depósito | 2022-02-14 |
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Resumen | The high intermittency of solar energy is still a challenge yet to be overcome. The use
of thermal storage has proven to be a good option, with phase change materials (PCM) as very
promising candidates. Nevertheless, PCM ... The high intermittency of solar energy is still a challenge yet to be overcome. The use of thermal storage has proven to be a good option, with phase change materials (PCM) as very promising candidates. Nevertheless, PCM compounds have typically poor thermal conductivity, reducing their attractiveness for commercial uses. This paper demonstrates the viability of increasing the PCM effective thermal conductivity to industrial required values (around 4 W/m K) by using metal wool infiltrated into the resin under vacuum conditions. To achieve this result, the authors used an inert resin, decoupling the specific PCM material selection from the enhancement effect of the metal wools. To ensure proper behavior of the metal wool under standard industrial environments at a broad range of temperatures, a set of analyses were performed at high temperatures and an inert atmosphere, presenting a thorough analysis of the obtained results. |
Agencias financiadoras | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICIN). España Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICINN). España Agencia Estatal de Investigación. España European Commission (EC). Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) Generalitat de Catalunya |
Identificador del proyecto | ITC-20111050
RTI2018-093849-B-C31-MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE RED2018- 102431-T 2017 SGR 1537 |
Cita | Prieto Ríos, C., López Román, A., Martínez Sanz, N., Morera, J.M. y Cabeza, L.F. (2021). Improvement of Phase Change Materials (PCM) Used for Solar Process Heat Applications. Molecules, 26 (5), 1260. |
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