Crystallisation studies of sodium acetate trihydrate – suppression of incongruent melting and sub-cooling to produce a reliable, high-performance phase-change material
David E. Oliver, Andrew J. Bissell, Xiaojiao Liu, Chiu C. Tang, Colin R. Pulham
Abstract
Polymer additives reliably prevent incongruent melting of sodium acetate trihydrate when temperature-cycled over multiple thousands of melting and freezing cycles.
Topics & Concepts
CrystallizationSodiumPhase-change materialPhase (matter)Materials scienceMelting temperatureSodium acetatePhase changePolymerChemical engineeringChemistryThermodynamicsChromatographyOrganic chemistryMetallurgyComposite materialPhysicsEngineeringPhase Change Materials ResearchAdsorption and Cooling SystemsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices