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T1 Compounds with epoxy resins and phase change materials for storage in solar applications
A1 Álvarez Feijoo, Miguel
A1 Arce Fariña, Elena
A1 Suárez García, Andrés
A1 González Peña, David
A1 Diez Mediavilla, Montserrat
K1 PCM
K1 Phase change material
K1 Plackett-Burman
K1 Energy plus
K1 Electrotecnia
K1 Electrical engineering
K1 Materiales
K1 Materials
AB Composite materials have great potential for growth due to their excellent properties andtheir multiple applications. The study of the thermal properties of the new composites resulting fromthe combination of epoxy resin and phase change materials (PCM), as well as thickening agents andthermally conductive compounds, was the objective of this work. For this purpose, different sampleswere manufactured by combining epoxy resins, organic PCMs (paraffins), and aluminum particles.Several properties were analyzed: thermal behavior (by differential scanning calorimetry technique),hardness, etc. To carry out this analysis, parameters of PCM quantity and metallic particles in thecomposition were varied. The results showed that the epoxy resin acted as a matrix containing the restof the components and encapsulating the PCM. The organic PCM showed reversibility when subjectedto multiple cycles. The enthalpy of the organic PCM–resin compound varied linearly according tothe PCM content in the sample. For the content of this material in the samples to reach up to 40%,the use of thickening agents was necessary. The use of metallic particles improved the conductivityof the composites even while maintaining a low percentage by weight of metallic particles. Thermalsimulations of the composite in bottom-coating a photovoltaic panel estimated a reduction of severaldegrees Celsius, showing the potential use of the PCM–epoxy resin for improving the energy productionof such panels.
PB MDPI
YR 2019
FD 2019-10
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5493
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5493
LA eng
NO Departmen of Culture and Education of the Regional Government of Castilla y León, Spain (ORDEN EDU/667/2019 de 5 de Julio)
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 23-nov-2024