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Property development in n-alkane and n-alkane eutectic phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications

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العنوان: Property development in n-alkane and n-alkane eutectic phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications
المؤلفون: Cemil Alkan, Erdinç Halis Alakara
المصدر: Solar Energy Advances, Vol 5, Iss , Pp 100089- (2025)
بيانات النشر: Elsevier, 2025.
سنة النشر: 2025
المجموعة: LCC:Renewable energy sources
مصطلحات موضوعية: N-alkanes, Eutectic mixtures, Schrader equation, Differential scanning calorimetry, Thermal energy storage, Renewable energy sources, TJ807-830
الوصف: In this study, some n-alkanes (n-heptadecane: C17, n-octadecane: C18, n-nonadecane: C19, n-eicosane: C20, and n-tetracosane: C24) were used to determine their physicochemical properties to reveal the relationships between the molecular structure and properties. The materials studied were having working temperatures from 21.4 to 46.5 °C and enthalpy storage capacity from 216.2 to 268.9 J/g. Other thermophysical properties relevant to thermal energy storage, like specific heat capacity, thermal conductivity, density, and refractive index, are also investigated and formulated as properties changing with respect to molar mass and carbon number. In addition, some eutectic mixtures of the n-alkane compounds used were prepared, and the thermal energy storage properties, especially phase change temperature and enthalpy, were examined. Binary eutectic mixtures of C17-C18, C20-C17, C20-C19, and C20-C24were having phase change temperatures from 20.6 to 35.8 °C and enthalpy storage capacity from 215.1 to 265.6 °C. While preparing eutectic mixtures, the Schrader equation was used to estimate the eutectic composition points, and then the accuracy of the equation was examined. The studies were conducted based on Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), which has extremely high accuracy. The ranges and dynamics of the analysis methods were chosen according to the needs of potential applications. Besides, varios compositions were investigated to determine the eutectic point experimentally. Mixing was found having a negative effect on the phase change enthalpy. This study, therefore, revealed whether eutectic mixtures have suitable enthalpy as well as phase transition temperature for the desired application area.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2667-1131
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667113125000026; https://doaj.org/toc/2667-1131
DOI: 10.1016/j.seja.2025.100089
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/a234f2be92fb4de8b0d5f142860d84cf
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.234f2be92fb4de8b0d5f142860d84cf
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:26671131
DOI:10.1016/j.seja.2025.100089