Preparation and thermal characteristics of caprylic acid based composite as phase change material for thermal energy storage

The present work is focused on the phase change behavior of the lately prepared caprylic acid based composite as phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage. The composite PCMs were prepared with caprylic acid as base material whereas, CuO, ZnO, Ag and graphene oxide (GO) are used as supporting materials. The 0.5 weight fraction (wt%) of CuO, ZnO, Ag and GO nanoparticles (NPs) were dispersed in caprylic acid, separately aiming to...