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This study aims to develop a paraffin-based phase change material(PCM) emulsion with a low extent of supercooling for thermal energy storage(TES) systems to improve the cooling efficiency.Hexadecane-water emulsions were prepared and characterized. Multi-wall carbon nanotubes(MWCNTs) were dispersed in the emulsion as a nucleating agent to reduce the supercooling. The MWCNTs were chemically modified with carboxyl groups to improve the dispersion of the tubular particles in the organic liquid. Thermal analyses of the emulsions by differential scanning calorimeter(DSC) indicated that the extent of supercooling was significantly reduced. The concentration of the nucleating agent for an effective supercooling suppression as found to be very low, in agreement with previous findings, and there appeared to be a minimum concentration for the supercooling reduction.
This study aims to develop a paraffin-based phase change material (PCM) emulsion with a low extent of supercooling for thermal energy storage (TES) systems to improve the cooling efficiency. Hexadecane-water emulsions were prepared and characterized. (MWCNTs) were dispersed in the emulsion as a nucleating agent to reduce the supercooling. The MWCNTs were chemically modified with carboxyl groups to improve the dispersion of the tubular particles in the organic liquid. Thermal analyzes of the emulsions by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) indicates that the extent of supercooling was significantly reduced. The concentration of the nucleating agent for an effective supercooling suppression found found be be very low, in agreement with previous findings, and there Was to be a minimum concentration for the supercooling reduction.