| 1 |
Organic |
• Supercooling is negligible,
which indicates that they
undergo predictable and consistent temperature changes from solid
to liquid (and vice versa). For fabrics to sustain thermal comfort,
this dependability is essential. |
• Thermal conductivity
is quite low (only about 0.2
W/mK). |
(32,33) |
| • Stable in the laboratory that
leads to maintaining
long-term functionality |
• Significant volume
shifts on phase transition |
| • Reduced
vapor pressure |
• Flammability is detrimental
to firefighting clothes. |
| • Inert to
corrosion leads to keep good quality |
|
| • Excessive amounts of latent heat per gramme |
|
| • Able to work with standard
construction supplies |
|
| 2 |
Inorganic |
• Extremely high latent heat capacity per liter |
• Supercooling |
(31,34) |
| • Excellent
heat conduction (around 0.5 W/mK) |
• Corrosion |
| • Not combustible |
•
Because of breakdown (phase separation), a thickening
and nucleating agent is required. |
| •
Very inexpensive |
|
| 3 |
Eutectics |
• Intensive
heat storage in a small volume |
•
Insufficient thermo-physical property
test data is currently available. |
(31,35) |
| • The high
point of melting |
