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Article

Experimental Studies of Phase Change and Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials in a Cold Storage/Transportation System with Solar Driven Cooling Cycle

by
Lin Zheng
,
Wei Zhang
*,
Fei Liang
,
Shuang Lin
and
Xiangyu Jin
Key Laboratory Deep Underground Science and Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Energies 2017, 10(11), 1867; https://doi.org/10.3390/en10111867
Submission received: 28 September 2017 / Revised: 4 November 2017 / Accepted: 9 November 2017 / Published: 14 November 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Solar Technologies for Buildings)
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The paper presents the different properties of phase change material (PCM) and Microencapsulated phase change material (MEPCM) employed to cold storage/transportation system with a solar-driven cooling cycle. Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) tests have been performed to analyze the materials enthalpy, melting temperature range, and temperature range of solidification. KD2 Pro is used to test the thermal conductivities of phase change materials slurry and the results were used to compare the materials heat transfer performance. The slurry flow characteristics of MEPCM slurry also have been tested. Furthermore, in order to analyze the improvement effect on stability, the stability of MEPCM slurry with different surfactants have been tested. The researches of the PCM and MEPCM thermal properties revealed a more prospective application for phase change materials in energy storage/transportation systems. The study aims to find the most suitable chilling medium to further optimize the design of the cold storage/transportation systems with solar driven cooling cycles.
Keywords: phase change material (PCM); microencapsulated phase change material (MEPCM); thermal properties; flow characteristic; stability phase change material (PCM); microencapsulated phase change material (MEPCM); thermal properties; flow characteristic; stability

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Zheng, L.; Zhang, W.; Liang, F.; Lin, S.; Jin, X. Experimental Studies of Phase Change and Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials in a Cold Storage/Transportation System with Solar Driven Cooling Cycle. Energies 2017, 10, 1867. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10111867

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Zheng L, Zhang W, Liang F, Lin S, Jin X. Experimental Studies of Phase Change and Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials in a Cold Storage/Transportation System with Solar Driven Cooling Cycle. Energies. 2017; 10(11):1867. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10111867

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Zheng, Lin, Wei Zhang, Fei Liang, Shuang Lin, and Xiangyu Jin. 2017. "Experimental Studies of Phase Change and Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials in a Cold Storage/Transportation System with Solar Driven Cooling Cycle" Energies 10, no. 11: 1867. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10111867

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Zheng, L., Zhang, W., Liang, F., Lin, S., & Jin, X. (2017). Experimental Studies of Phase Change and Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials in a Cold Storage/Transportation System with Solar Driven Cooling Cycle. Energies, 10(11), 1867. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10111867

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