Characterization of different sugar alcohols as phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications
Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells • 2017
Publication Information
Authors
E. Palomo del Barrioa, A. Godinb,⁎, M. Duquesnec, J. Daranlotd, J. Jollyd, W. Alshaere, T. Kouadiob, A. Sommierb
Keywords
Thermal energy storage PCM Sugar alcohols Characterization
Journal
Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
159
Issue
Not Available
Pages
560-569
publication.type
International
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Abstract
Sugar alcohols (SA) are attractive phase change materials (PCM) for thermal energy storage applications at lowto-medium temperatures (70–180 °C). Five pure sugar alcohols (xylitol, adonitol, L-arabitol, erythritol, Dmannitol) and three eutectic blends (eythritol/xylitol, L-arabitol/erythritol, L-arabitol/xylitol) are investigated in this paper. Experimental characterization of such materials as PCMs is provided. This encompasses the measurement of their melting point and latent heat of fusion, as well as the experimental determination of all key physical properties (specific heat, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, density, viscosity) as a function of the temperature. The performances of the studied materials are compared to those of most currently used PCMs (paraffin waxes, salt hydrates etc.) in the field of thermal energy storage. The most significant applications, including solar seasonal energy storage, are also discussed.
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