This paper aimed to measure the thermal conductivity of pure eicosane, eicosane-CuO and eicosane-MWCNTs solid composites. A Thermal Constants Analyzer measured the thermal conductivity of the nanostructure-enhanced PCMs using the transient plane source (TPS) method. Results showed that the thermal conductivity increased rapidly as the temperature of the solid composites approached the melting point. Additionally, the samples that were solidified in an oven, and the eicosane-MWCNT samples experienced the largest ...
Octane solutions containing metal salts were irradiated with 350 nm photons using oleoyl sarcosine as a particle stabilizer and benzophenone as a particle sensitizer to produce suspensions of nanometer-sized metal particles. The goal of this study was to prepare nanofluids with enhanced thermal conductivity in comparison to pure octane. It was found that the thermal conductivities were enhanced by the production of the nanofluids, with a 10 % enhancement being observed at 50oC....
Nanoparticle-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs) are nanofluids that can be used for thermal energy storage when they undergo solid-liquid phase transitions. In this study, a Thermal Constants Analyzer (TPS) measured the thermal conductivity of eicosane-based NePCM samples using the transient plane source (TPS) method. Results showed that thermal conductivity of the solid composites increased with temperature, and eicosane-CuO samples that solidified in an ice-water bath had the lowest thermal conductivities, ...
