phase change materials by dhandabani,anna university,CEG,chennai

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Phase change

materials

P.DHANDABANI,R&AC DEPT.

INTRODUCTION

The materials which stores and releases energy

during phase changes

It stores large amounts of heat or cold in a

definite volume

Mainly as a ‘latent heat’

It has high storage density with small

temperature swing.

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Thermal energy storage

Thermal energy can be stored and retrieved as a

change in internal energy

METHODS:

sensible heat storage

Latent heat storage

Since,amount of heat energy stored as the latent heat will

be higher than the sensible heat .so,we are going for LHS

system

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LATENT HEAT

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Heat

(energy) is

transferred

into the ice.

The heat is used

to break the

bonds between

molecules, not

to increase the

average kinetic

energy of the

molecules.

Since the bonds among

the ice molecules have

been broken, water is

formed. The water

molecules, at this

moment, have the same

average kinetic energy

as they did when they

were ice.

Since the ice and

water molecules

both have the

same average

kinetic energy,

they are at the

same Kelvin

temperature.

So, how could there be a change in heat during a state

change without a change in temperature?

Latent heat

When a substance changing its phase there will

be a release or absorption heat energy (latent

heat)

Example:-

when the molten wax is poured into our skin

,it will produces burning sensation.

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Heating and cooling in PCM

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Why solid/liquid?

Why not liquid/gaseous?

-larger changes in volume (gases are

having large specific volume)

-whereas ,smaller volume changes in

the solid/liquid conversion

-difficulty in incorporation

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Types of pcm materials

Water based gel - 0°C

-non flammable,non-toxic,ecofriendly

-application temperature is 0°C

Salt hydrates-15 to 80°C

-inorganic salts

-high LHS capacity

-fail to recrystallize

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Types of pcm materials

Paraffins-(-8°C to 40°C )

-overcomes supercooling

-chemical stability over no. of cycles

-varying cost,hazardous to skin

Bio pcm(-40°C to 151°C )

-Organic compounds from animal fats and

plant oil

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Selection factors

Latent heat- Higher latent heat of fusion

preferably above 180 kj/kg.

Sharpness of latent heat release & absorption -

melting point/freezing point

Stability to recycling & ageing

Non-corrosive to encapsulation

Safe to use-non-flammable,non-toxic

No supercooling during freezing

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How to incorporate pcm?

1. Direct incorporation

2. Immersion

3. Encapsulation

i) Microencapsulation

ii) Macro encapsulatiom

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PCM in buildings

Increasing the thermal storage capacity of a

building can increase human comfort by

decreasing the frequency of internal air

temperature swings

so that the indoor air temperature is closer to

the desired temperature for a longer period of

time.

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Contd…

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Microencapsulated PCMs are able to be

incorporated into almost any building material

economically

Pcm intergration can offer a larger surface area

for heat exchange

Example

gypsum boards (micro encapsulated

building material)

Micro encapsulation in building

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Benefits and Drawbacks of PCMBenefits: Higher storage density than sensible heat Smaller volume Smaller temperature change between storing and releasing

energy

limitation High cost Corrosiveness Density change Low thermal conductivity Phase separation Incongruent melting Supercooling

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Applications

Construction-building materials

Textiles

Food packaging industry

Medical packaging industry

Automobile, Transportation

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Pcm in building roofs visual

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THANK YOU!!!

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