The authors have carried out an experimental and numerical study on the effects of seeding Al2O3 nanoparticles in a paraffin wax phase change material (PCM) on the thermal conductivity and the latent heat of fusion. It was determined that the addition of the nanoparticles (up to 1 wt. %) resulted in the nano-PCM having a higher thermal conductivity than the pure paraffin wax. The latent heat of fusion was also found ...
