Moisture Affinity of HDPE/Phase-Change Material Composites for Thermal Energy Storage Applications

Sandra K. Boetcher, Thomas B. Freeman, Rafael M. Rodriguez, Kashif Nawaz

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Abstract

<p> Moisture adsorption can degrade the structural integrity of thermal energy storage devices and can negatively impact the capacity and charging/discharging behavior. Steady-state and transient experiments are conducted at various operating temperatures to evaluate the moisture a&ffilig;nity of organic phase-change material (PCM) shape stabilized with high-density polyethylene (HDPE).</p>
Original languageAmerican English
JournalRSC Advances
Volume11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 8 2021

Keywords

  • energy storage materials
  • phase-change materials
  • thermal batteries

Disciplines

  • Energy Systems
  • Heat Transfer, Combustion

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