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. 2021 Dec 6;6(50):34580–34595. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c04940

Table 7. Comparing the Thermophysical Properties of PCM, PCD, Water, and Water–Propylene Glycol.

property   unit n-decane14 water14 PG6014 PCDw PCDpg60
specific heat capacity at 25 °C cp kJ/kg·K 1.70 4.19 2.32 3.69 2.20
density at 25 °C ρ kg/m3 902 997 1051 988 1012
latent heat Δhpc kJ/kg 197 333 93 32 13
heat conductivity at 25 °C k W/(m·K) 0.23 0.61 0.22 0.529 0.39
viscosity at 100 1/s at 20 °C η mPa·s solid 0.9 29.5 3.1 17.0