Paraffin Wax [As a Phase Changing Material (PCM)] Based Composites Containing Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Development

被引：22
作者：
Almousa, Norah Hamad [1 ]
Alotaibi, Maha R. [1 ]
Alsohybani, Mohammad [1 ]
Radziszewski, Dominik [2 ]
AlNoman, Saeed M. [3 ]
Alotaibi, Bandar M. [1 ]
Khayyat, Maha M. [1 ]
机构：
[1] King Abdul Aziz City Sci & Technol, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia
[2] New Energy Transfer Ltd, PL-02913 Warsaw, Poland
[3] Saudi Elect Co, Riyadh 11416, Saudi Arabia
来源：
CRYSTALS | 2021年 / 11卷 / 08期
关键词：
TES; PCM; paraffin wax; multi-walled CNTs; SEM; EDX; TGA; FTIR; HEAT-STORAGE; CONDUCTIVITY; PERFORMANCE; CAPACITY; SINGLE;
D O I：
10.3390/cryst11080951
中图分类号：
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号：
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要：
Thermal energy storage (TES) technologies are considered as enabling and supporting technologies for more sustainable and reliable energy generation methods such as solar thermal and concentrated solar power. A thorough investigation of the TES system using paraffin wax (PW) as a phase changing material (PCM) should be considered. One of the possible approaches for improving the overall performance of the TES system is to enhance the thermal properties of the energy storage materials of PW. The current study investigated some of the properties of PW doped with nano-additives, namely, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNs), forming a nanocomposite PCM. The paraffin/MWCNT composite PCMs were tailor-made for enhanced and efficient TES applications. The thermal storage efficiency of the current TES bed system was approximately 71%, which is significant. Scanning electron spectroscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) characterization showed the physical incorporation of MWCNTs with PW, which was achieved by strong interfaces without microcracks. In addition, the FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) and TGA (thermogravimetric analysis) experimental results of this composite PCM showed good chemical compatibility and thermal stability. This was elucidated based on the observed similar thermal mass loss profiles as well as the identical chemical bond peaks for all of the tested samples (PW, CNT, and PW/CNT composites).
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