Abstract
Phase-change material (PCM) has the ability to absorb large amounts of latent heat at a constant temperature while undergoing a solid-liquid phase change, which makes it ideal for thermal management and storage in various applications. Extruded PCM-polymer filament can be used to develop lightweight and passive heat exchangers with additive manufacturing techniques. The combination of PCM and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) using a Filabot EX2 Filament Extruder has led to achieving a filament that contains 60% PCM with a melting temperature of 42 o C and 40% HDPE by mass. The thermal properties of this shape-stabilized PCM-polymer composite were experimentally investigated using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) measurements and the filament composition was explored using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The PCM-polymer extruded filament has been utilized to 3D print custom matrices and novel geometries for PCM based thermal management storage systems will be investigated for the first time using additive manufacturing. This research has the potential to open an entirely new area of study in temperature control using PCM-polymer composites.
| Original language | American English |
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| State | Published - Apr 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Discovery Day 2020 - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Duration: Apr 1 2020 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Discovery Day 2020 |
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| Period | 4/1/20 → … |