Understanding Solidification Behavior of Salt Phase Change Material with Added Carbon Nanoparticles Using Computer-Aided Cooling Curve Analysis

In recent years, nanoparticle-dispersed salt-based phase change materials (PCMs) have emerged to be suitable for thermal energy storage applications. In this work, the carbon nanostructures of graphite, multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and graphene were separately dispersed in potassium nitrate. Solidification of these nanosalt-PCMs was analyzed using a computer-aided cooling curve analysis technique. The technique is much more effective in...