| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80725 | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells | 2008 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
In order to study the changes in latent heat of fusion and melting temperature of calcium chloride hexahydrate (CaCl2·6H2O) inorganic salt as a latent heat storage material, a thousand accelerated thermal cycle tests have been conducted. The effect of thermal cycling and the reliability in terms of the changing of the melting temperature using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is determined. It has been noticed that the CaCl2·6H2O melts between a stable range of temperature and has shown small variations in the latent heat of fusion during the thermal cycling process. Thus, it can be a promising phase change material (PCM) for heating and cooling applications for various building/storage systems.
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Authors
V.V. Tyagi, D. Buddhi,