Table 5.
Thermal properties of PCMs and their composites.
| Materials | Melting | Solidification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onset temperature (°C) | Peak temperature (°C) | End temperature (°C) | Enthalpy (J/g) | Onset temperature (°C) | Peak temperature (°C) | End temperature (°C) | Enthalpy (J/g) | |
| TD-CA | 19.13 | 22.74 | 25.49 | 153.40 | 13.32 | 11.93 | 10.63 | 147.80 |
| FS TD-CA PCM | 18.90 | 21.68 | 24.24 | 100.50 | 14.16 | 12.20 | 9.18 | 99.70 |
| TD-LA | 24.40 | 26.59 | 27.91 | 162.70 | 24.43 | 21.94 | 18.65 | 146.80 |
| FS TD-LA PCM | 24.53 | 27.64 | 30.18 | 90.20 | 24.92 | 22.85 | 19.88 | 88.70 |
| TD-MA | 34.45 | 36.46 | 38.05 | 208.00 | 31.98 | 30.51 | 29.43 | 206.20 |
| FS TD-MA PCM | 33.15 | 35.08 | 37.75 | 128.60 | 30.72 | 29.09 | 27.63 | 125.70 |