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Table 3 Thermal characteristics of CPCMs-1, CPCMs-2, CPCMs-3, CPCMs-4, CPCMs-4c, CPCMs-4c1, CPCMs-4 with 1% EG, CPCMs-4 with 3% EG, CPCMs-4 with 5% EG and PEG

From: Enhanced thermal conductivity of waste sawdust-based composite phase change materials with expanded graphite for thermal energy storage

Samples

Mass fraction of PEG (wt%)

T m (°C)

T s(°C)

ΔH m (kJ/kg)

∆H s (kJ/kg)

CPCMs-1

20.0

56.8 ± 0.1

44.9 ± 0.3

37.8 ± 1.7

29.1 ± 2.1

CPCMs-2

40.0

57.2 ± 0.1

45.9 ± 0.2

76.0 ± 2.4

69.9 ± 3.0

CPCMs-3

60.0

57.3 ± 0.1

46.4 ± 0.1

111.2 ± 2.4

105.3 ± 1.4

CPCMs-4

80.0

58.1 ± 0.1

48.6 ± 0.1

151.1 ± 1.8

140.3 ± 2.6

CPCMs-4c

–

59.5 ± 0.1

48.7 ± 0.2

143.0 ± 2.3

133.7 ± 2.7

CPCMs-4c1

–

58.9 ± 0.1

48.4 ± 0.2

126.4 ± 2.5

117.5 ± 1.9

CPCMs-4 + 1% EG

79.2

58.1 ± 0.2

48.3 ± 0.1

150.1 ± 3.6

138.3 ± 2.0

CPCMs-4 + 3% EG

77.7

58.0 ± 0.3

48.0 ± 0.2

148.6 ± 2.4

135.2 ± 3.7

CPCMs-4 + 5% EG

76.2

58.6 ± 0.2

48.5 ± 0.2

145.3 ± 2.6

131.4 ± 2.5

PEG

100

59.0 ± 0.4

46.5 ± 0.2

189.5 ± 1.4

172.5 ± 1.9