Al2O3	Aluminum Oxide
CB	Carbon Black
CNT	Carbon Nano Tubes
CPCM	Composite Phase Change Material
Cu	Copper
CuNWs	Copper Nanowires
CuO	Copper (II) Oxide
DSC	Differential scanning calorimeters
GNPs	Graphite Nanoparticles
GNSs	Graphite Nanosheets
MWCNT	Multi walled carbon nanotubes
NEPCM	Nano-enhanced phase change material
PAAS	Poly Acrylate Sodium
PAAAM	Poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid)
PCM	Phase Change Material
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
SWCNT	Single walled carbon nanotubes
SAT	Sodium Acetate Trihydrate
TCA	Thermal conductivity analyzer
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
Al2O3	Aluminum Oxide
Mg(NO3)2·6H2O	Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate
Na2SO4·10H2O	Glauber’s Salt
SiO2	Silicon Dioxide
TiO2	Titanium Dioxide
Q	Heat Transfer
a	Nanoparticle mass fraction
r	Nanoparticle radius
Cp	Specific heat
G	Gravitational acceleration
M	Mass
T	Temperature
Tm	Melting Temperature
Ti	Initial Temperature
Tf	Final Temperature
V	Sedimentation velocity
ΔH	Change in enthalpy
η	Dynamic viscosity
ρpcm	Density of phase change material
ρnp	Density of nanoparticles