Abstract
The mixture of 65 mol% capric acid and 35 mol% lauric acid (C–L acid) is a potential latent heat storage material. However, its melting temperature of 18.0°C is quite high for low-temperature thermal energy storage. Addition of pentadecane, with a melting point of 9.9°C, is proposed. The thermal characteristics of the combination of the C–L acid with pentadecane (CL:P) in different volume ratio are investigated employing the DSC analysis. The actual thermal performance of each CL:P combination is further determined from their radial and axial temperature distribution employing a fabricated thermal storage capsule. The 90:10 CL:P combination manifests an improvement in the melting characteristic of the C–L acid.
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