Enhancing charging/discharging performance of solar-assisted water heater integrated with stearic acid/expanded graphite as form-stable phase change material
K. Chopra, Ashok Kumar Pandey, Anas Islam, Reji Kumar Rajamony, Muhamad Mansor, V.V. Tyagi
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePhase-change materialThermal conductivityThermal energy storageComposite numberStearic acidTemperature cyclingComposite materialChemical engineeringGraphiteHeat transferLatent heatThermalPhase changeEnergy storageThermocouplePhase (matter)Thermal energyThermal diffusivityFourier transform infrared spectroscopyThermal stabilityThermal analysisPhase Change Materials ResearchSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsSolar-Powered Water Purification Methods