Title :
Development and testing of subambient melt temperature nano-enhanced phase change materials
Author :
Warzoha, Ronald ; Tang, Xudong ; Fleischer, Amy S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Villanova Univ., Villanova, PA, USA
fDate :
May 30 2012-June 1 2012
Abstract :
This work presents the results of an effort to create and thermally characterize sub-ambient phase change materials enhanced with graphite nanofibers. Several samples were created using a paraffin based phase change material with 10% by weight suspended graphite nanofibers. This material has a melting point of 21°C, slightly below standard ambient conditions (23°C). The thermal properties of the samples were experimentally characterized. This paper presents the process used for creation of the materials and the results of the thermal characterization.
Keywords :
fibre reinforced composites; graphite; heat of fusion; latent heat; materials preparation; melting point; nanocomposites; organic compounds; phase change materials; nanoenhanced phase change materials; paraffin based phase change material; subambient melt temperature phase change materials; suspended graphite nanofibers; temperature 21 degC; thermal characterisation; Conductivity; Electronic packaging thermal management; Heating; Phase change materials; Temperature measurement; Thermal conductivity; carbon foam; energy storage; paraffin; phase change materials; thermal management;
Conference_Titel :
Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm), 2012 13th IEEE Intersociety Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9533-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1087-9870
DOI :
10.1109/ITHERM.2012.6231514
