Thermal Conductivity Paper Database

Temperature-dependent thermal properties of a paraffin phase change material embedded with herringbone style graphite nanofibers

The authors outline a method of enhancing the thermal properties of a paraffin phase change material through the addition of herringbone-style graphite nanofibers (HGNFs). It was found that the solid-phase thermal conductivity increased exponentially with the presence of HGNFs; however, a significant increase in the liquid-phase thermal conductivity was not observed until the concentration of HGNFs in the composite PCM reached a point above the percolation threshold. The volumetric heat ...

Author(s): Amy S. Fleischer, Rebecca M. Weigand, Ronald J. Warzoha