Phase Change Materials for Low Temperature Solar Thermal Applications

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Potential applications of phase change materials in concrete technology (2007, unknown): “The latter two properties were selected based on a best case but realistic scenario from values provided in the literature [7].”
Evaluation of paraffin/water emulsion as a phase change slurry for cooling applications (2009, background): “high heat capacity that is a minimum of 2 times as high as that of water, phase transformation temperature range matching to the designed operating temperature range [16], little supercooling and small temperature swing, high heat transfer rate [6], pump-able, low pressure drop in pump systems, stab”
High-temperature phase change materials for thermal energy storage (2010, background): “Various aspects of investigations, developments and applications in low temperature PCMs have found their reflection in the subsequent reviews and monographies [4–30].”
Micro-Encapsulated Phase Change Materials: A Review of Encapsulation, Safety and Thermal Characteristics (2016, background): “The salt hydrates are abundantly available [98] in large quantities as by-products of industrial processes [95,99] and as waste co-products in many chemical processes including the production of soda ash [100].”