Performance Development and Evaluation of Solar Air Collector with Novel Phase Change Material

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Material</td><td class="align_center">Properties</td><td class="align_center">Value</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="3">Stearic acid</td><td class="align_center">Melting point</td><td class="align_center">53°C</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Solidifying point</td><td class="align_center">54°C</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Melting latent heat</td><td class="align_center">48°C</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Stearic acid thermophysical characteristics.</div>

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Table 2: Performance Development and Evaluation of Solar Air Collector with Novel Phase Change Material 