Research Article
The Effect of PCM Capsule Material on the Thermal Energy Storage System Performance
Table 1
Thermophysical properties of PCM.
| | Paraffin wax type II* |
| | Melting temperature (°C) | 61 | | Latent heat of fusion (kJ/kg) | 213 | | Density (kg/m3) solid | 861 | | Density (kg/m3) liquid | 778 | | Specific heat (J/kg °C) solid | 1850 | | Specific heat (J/kg °C) liquid | 2384 | | Thermal conductivity (W/m °C) solid | 0.40 | | Thermal conductivity (W/m °C) liquid | 0.15 |
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Manufactures: *Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Chennai, India.
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