Properties of n-Octadecane PCM Composite with Recycled Aluminum as a Thermal Enhancer.
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| Title: | Properties of n-Octadecane PCM Composite with Recycled Aluminum as a Thermal Enhancer. |
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| Authors: | Cobîrzan, Nicoleta1,2 (AUTHOR), Thalmaier, Gyorgy2,3 (AUTHOR) gyorgy.thalmaier@sim.utcluj.ro, Mihaela, Crețu2,3,4 (AUTHOR), Năsui, Mircea2,4,5 (AUTHOR), Micu, Dan Doru2,4,5 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Materials (1996-1944). Dec2025, Vol. 18 Issue 24, p5638. 14p. |
| Subjects: | Octadecane, Thermal conductivity, Cooling systems, Solar heating, Aluminum recycling, Phase change materials, Latent heat |
| Abstract: | This paper presents new types of PCM composites proposed and analyzed for cooling applications in buildings. The composites (n-octadecane-Al-long/n-octadecane-Al-short) were made of n-octadecane with 7% and 7.5% vol. of recycled aluminum added as a thermal conductivity enhancer to avoid sinking during the melting phase and to improve thermal conductivity. Recycled aluminum chips are inexpensive, abundant, and generate a lower environmental impact during composite production. The effect of the chip content was found to increase the thermal conductivity values of the composites by 100% (n-octadecane-Al short) and by 600% (n-octadecane-Al-long) compared to n-octadecane. The percentage of mass increase remained low. The latent heat of n-octadecane-Al-long decreased from 245 kJ/kg to 195 kJ/kg, the melting time shortened from 990 s to 850 s, and the CO2 emission reduction was by 150 kg CO2eq/year. The volume of the PCM composites varied from 0.083 m3 (n-octadecane) to 0.091 for n-octadecane-Al-long, which represents an increase of up to 11% needed to absorb the solar heat gained by the optimized PCM composite. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents new types of PCM composites proposed and analyzed for cooling applications in buildings. The composites (n-octadecane-Al-long/n-octadecane-Al-short) were made of n-octadecane with 7% and 7.5% vol. of recycled aluminum added as a thermal conductivity enhancer to avoid sinking during the melting phase and to improve thermal conductivity. Recycled aluminum chips are inexpensive, abundant, and generate a lower environmental impact during composite production. The effect of the chip content was found to increase the thermal conductivity values of the composites by 100% (n-octadecane-Al short) and by 600% (n-octadecane-Al-long) compared to n-octadecane. The percentage of mass increase remained low. The latent heat of n-octadecane-Al-long decreased from 245 kJ/kg to 195 kJ/kg, the melting time shortened from 990 s to 850 s, and the CO2 emission reduction was by 150 kg CO2eq/year. The volume of the PCM composites varied from 0.083 m3 (n-octadecane) to 0.091 for n-octadecane-Al-long, which represents an increase of up to 11% needed to absorb the solar heat gained by the optimized PCM composite. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 19961944 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ma18245638 |
