phase change materials Archives

Design, Assembly and Commisioning of a Test Apparatus for Characterizing Thermal Interface Materials

Author(s): I. Savija, J. R. Culham, M. M. Yovanovich, P. Teertstra

Thermal interface materials (TIMs) are often used in electronic and microelectronic applications. It can be difficult to determine their characteristics once they are in-situ because it is hard to account ...

Keywords: Contact resistance, electronics, GHF, in-situ thickness measurement, metallic foils, phase change materials, Polymeric materials, test apparatus, Thermal Conductivity, thermal interface materials

Review of latent heat thermal energy storage for improved material stability and effective load management

Author(s): K.S. Reddy, T. K. Mallick, Vijay Mudgal

This article reviewed the use of phase change materials (PCM) as thermal energy storages (TES) as they can be used to substitute large-scale energy demand and assist both economically and ...

Keywords: Heat Transfer, Heat transfer enhancement, Latent Heat Storage, phase change materials, solar energy, Thermal Conductivity, thermal energy storage, Transient plane source (TPS) technique

Experimental and numerical investigation on integrated thermal management for lithium-ion battery pack with composite phase change materials

Author(s): Dongsheng Wena, Hongwei Wuc, Jincheng Tanga, Shang Shib, Yongqi Xiea, Yuming Xinga, Zhongliang Hud

In this study, thermal behaviors of an integrated thermal management system (ITMS) with phase change materials (PCMs) and air conditioning exhaust are examined. To enhance thermal conductivity of the PCM, ...

Keywords: composites, electronics, Fillers, Hot Disk, Integrated thermal management , Lithium-ion power battery, phase change materials, Thermal Conductivity, Transient plane source (TPS) method

One-pot synthesis of light-driven polymeric composite phase change materials based on N-doped porous carbon for enhanced latent heat storage capacity and thermal conductivity

Author(s): Dimberu G. Atinafu, Ge Wang, Hongyi Gao, Jingjing Wang, Mu Yang, Wenjun Dong, Xiubing Huang

Polymeric composite materials were prepared by one-pot synthesis of chromophoric polymer phase change material in nitrogen-doped porous carbon (NPC). Thermal conductivity was obtained with the Hot Disk TPS2500. Thermal conductivity ...

Keywords: Chromophoric, electronics, Hot Disk, Nitrogen-doped porous carbon, phase change materials, Thermal Conductivity, thermal energy storage, Transient plane source (TPS) method

Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Solid Eicosane-Based Silver Nanostructure-Enhanced Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage

Author(s): Rabih M. Al Ghossein

With a goal of wider usage of renewable energy sources that are clean and sustainable, effective technologies, such as thermal energy storage (TES), play a vital role in storing thermal ...

Keywords: Eicosane, Hot Disk, Paraffin Wax, phase change materials, Silver nanoparticles, Thermal Conductivity, Transient plane source (TPS) method

Hybridizing graphene aerogel into three-dimensional graphene foam for high-performance composite phase change materials

Author(s): Dacheng Wei, Guo-Qiang Qi, Jie Yang, Kongyang Yi, Lan Peng, Menglin Li, Ming-Bo Yang, Rui-Ying Bao, Wei Yang, Zhi Cai

The present study aims at encapsulating hybrid graphene aerogel (HGA) into 3D graphene foam (GF) to fabricate high-performance composite phase change materials (PCM). Using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique, ...

Keywords: 3D, Foams, Graphene aerogel, Graphene foam, Hot Disk, Hybrid, phase change materials, Thermal Conductivity, Transient plane source (TPS) method

Hybrid graphene aerogels/phase change material composites: Thermal conductivity, shape-stabilization and light-to-thermal energy storage

Author(s): Bang-Hu Xie, Guo-Qiang Qi, Jie Yang, Ming-Bo Yang, Rui-Ying Bao, Wei Yang, Yang Liu, Zheng-Ying Liu

The use of graphene aerogel has recently been studied with highly functional phase change materials (PCMs) to create 3D structures for improved thermal conductivity and shape-stabilization. In this study, hybrid ...

Keywords: 3D structure, Graphene nanoplatelets, graphene oxide, Hot Disk, Hybrid graphene aerogels, phase change materials, Thermal Conductivity, Transient plane source (TPS)

Experimental determination of temperature-dependent thermal conductivity of solid eicosane-based silver nanostructure-enhanced phase change materials for thermal energy storage

Author(s): J. M. Khodadadi, Mohammad S. Hossain, Rabih M. Al Ghossein

This article investigated the effects of incorporating highly-conductive silver nanoparticles into eicosane-based phase change materials. The influence of silver nanoparticles on the thermal conductivity of the material was compared under ...

Keywords: Eicosane, Hot Disk, phase change materials, Silver nanoparticles, Thermal Conductivity, Transient plane source (TPS) method

Preparation and thermal property analysis of Wood’s alloy/expanded graphite composite as highly conductive form-stable phase change material for electronic thermal management

Author(s): Xiaoming Fang, Xuenong Gao, Yutang Fang, Zhaowen Huang, Zhengguo Zhang, Zigeng Luo

Using phase change materials (PCMs) for passive cooling is an effective thermal management technique as they absorb and release large amount of latent heat. However, PCMs have low thermal conductivity ...

Keywords: electronics, expanded graphite, Hot Disk, Phase change, phase change materials, Thermal conductivty, thermal management, Transient plane source (TPS), Wood's alloy

Nano-Phase Change Materials for Electronics Cooling Applications

Author(s): Davide Ercole, Laura Colla, Laura Fedele, Oronzio Manca, Sergio Bobbo, Simone Mancin

Passive cooling is a method of dissipating heat rejected by electronic devices, and when associated to a phase change can be very effective. Phase change materials (PCMs) are widely used ...

Keywords: Hot Disk, latent heat, Nano-phase change, Nanoparticles, Paraffin Wax, phase change materials, Thermal Conductivity, Transient plane source (TPS) method

Keyword: phase change materials