Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7164921 | Energy Conversion and Management | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper, two types of graphite were combined with paraffin in an attempt to improve thermal conductivity of paraffin phase change material (PCM): Synthetic graphite (Timrex SFG75) and graphite waste obtained from damaged Tubular graphite Heat Exchangers. These paraffin/graphite phase change material (PCM) composites are prepared by the cold uniaxial compression technique and the thermophysical properties were estimated using a periodic temperature method and an inverse technique. Results showed that the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity are greatly influenced by the graphite addition.
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Authors
Mohamed Lachheb, Mustapha Karkri, Fethi Albouchi, Foued Mzali, Sassi Ben Nasrallah,