Microstructure and thermal properties of cetyl alcohol/high density polyethylene composite phase change materials with carbon fiber as shape-stabilized thermal storage materials

This work presents an experiment on thermal properties of organic cetyl alcohol phase change materials (PCMs) incorporated with high density polyethylene (HDPE). Mass proportions of PCMs ranged from 70 wt% to 90 wt%. Cetyl alcohol (CtA) was chosen as the solid–liquid PCM and HDPE worked as the supporting material. While CtA performed as thermal energy storage medium, at the same time the leakage of the PCM was resolved by HDPE. The novel...