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Author(s): Jia Yongzhong, Qiu Fanglong, Shi Chenglong, Sun Jinhe, Xie Shaolei

Keywords: ionic liquids, pcms, thermal conductivity, thermal property, transient plane source, transient plane source (tps) method

Abstract: Phase change materials (PCMs) are becoming increasingly important in the field of thermal energy storage. Ionic liquids (ILs) are a group of novelty salts that are liquid below temperatures of 100 °C. To learn more about ILs based on ZnCl2/ChCl and their uses as PCMs, a Thermal Constants Analyzer measured the thermal conductivities of ionic liquids at 25 °C using the transient plane source (TPS) technique. Results indicated that thermal conductivity of the ZnCl2/ChCl based ILs would be high enough to effectively store energy in the future.

Reference: International Proceedings of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, 90, 11 (2015) 70-75

DOI: 10.7763/IPCBEE