A cycling study for reliability, chemical stability and thermal durability of polyethylene glycols of molecular weight 2000 and 10000 as organic latent heat thermal energy storage materials

Ansu A. K., Sharma R. K., Tyagi V. V., SARI A., Ganesan P., Tripathi D.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH, cilt.44, sa.3, ss.2183-2195, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/er.5079
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Aerospace Database, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Environment Index, INSPEC, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2183-2195
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: chemical and thermal stability, energy storage reliability, PCM, PEG10000, PEG2000, thermal cycle testing, PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS, FATTY-ACIDS, PERFORMANCE, SYSTEMS
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this experimental study, thermal aging test for investigating the variations in thermal and chemical properties of two selected organic phase change materials (PCMs) has been carried out. Polyethylene glycols (PEGs) of molecular weight of 2000 and 10 000 have been considered as potential latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) materials for investigation. The aim of this study is to identify the probable variations in thermal properties and chemical structures of PEGs after melting/freezing cycles repeated for 1500 times. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) technique was adopted for measuring the thermal properties such as melting point and latent heat of PCMs. In order to study the variations in PCM's chemical functional groups, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy was used. Thermal durability property after the cycling test was investigated using thermogravimetric analysis. The DSC measurements indicated that PEG2000 experienced a maximum variation of about 4 degrees C in melting point while the latent heat of fusion reduces by 16% after the cycle test. PEG10000 shows a variation of about 0.3 degrees C in melting point and 15% of the latent heat of melting after the entire cycle test. The spectral investigation confirms that there are no variations in the functional groups of selected materials after cycle test, which can be inferred as chemical stability of them. The thermal gravimetric analysis curves show that both PEGs are thermally quite durable as well after such large number of melt/freeze cycles. Thermal cycling results and economic analysis confirm that both PEGs are potential PCMs for passive solar thermal management purposes. Highlights