Materials Research for Passive Solar Systems: Solid-State Phase-Change Materials

    Research output: NRELTechnical Report

    Abstract

    A set of solid-state phase-change materials is being evaluated for possible use in passive solar thermal energy storage systems. The most promising materials are organic solid solutions of pentaerythritol (C5H12O4), pentaglycerine (C5H12O3), and neopentyl glycol (C5H12O2).
    Original languageAmerican English
    Number of pages56
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1985

    NREL Publication Number

    • NREL/TR-255-1828

    Keywords

    • calorimetry
    • computerized simulations
    • infrared spectroscopy
    • neopentyl-glycol
    • nucleation
    • passive solar heating systems
    • pentaglycerine
    • phase change materials (PCMS)
    • phase transformations
    • solid-to-solid phase-change materials
    • spectroscopy
    • thermodynamic properties
    • toxicity

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