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A cycling study for reliability, chemical stability and thermal durability of polyethylene glycols of molecular weight 2000 and 10000 as organic latent heat thermal energy storage materials

In this experimental study, thermal aging test for investigating the variations in thermal and chemical properties of two selected organic phase change materials (PCMs) has been carried out. Polyethylene glycols (PEGs) of molecular weight of 2000 and 10 000 have been considered as potential latent h...

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Main Authors: Ansu, Alok Kumar, Sharma, Ravi K., Tyagi, Vineet V., Sari, Ahmet, Ganesan, Poobalan, Tripathi, Dharmendra
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spelling my.um.eprints.372132023-03-10T03:40:14Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/37213/ A cycling study for reliability, chemical stability and thermal durability of polyethylene glycols of molecular weight 2000 and 10000 as organic latent heat thermal energy storage materials Ansu, Alok Kumar Sharma, Ravi K. Tyagi, Vineet V. Sari, Ahmet Ganesan, Poobalan Tripathi, Dharmendra TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery In this experimental study, thermal aging test for investigating the variations in thermal and chemical properties of two selected organic phase change materials (PCMs) has been carried out. Polyethylene glycols (PEGs) of molecular weight of 2000 and 10 000 have been considered as potential latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) materials for investigation. The aim of this study is to identify the probable variations in thermal properties and chemical structures of PEGs after melting/freezing cycles repeated for 1500 times. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) technique was adopted for measuring the thermal properties such as melting point and latent heat of PCMs. In order to study the variations in PCM's chemical functional groups, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy was used. Thermal durability property after the cycling test was investigated using thermogravimetric analysis. The DSC measurements indicated that PEG2000 experienced a maximum variation of about 4 degrees C in melting point while the latent heat of fusion reduces by 16% after the cycle test. PEG10000 shows a variation of about 0.3 degrees C in melting point and 15% of the latent heat of melting after the entire cycle test. The spectral investigation confirms that there are no variations in the functional groups of selected materials after cycle test, which can be inferred as chemical stability of them. The thermal gravimetric analysis curves show that both PEGs are thermally quite durable as well after such large number of melt/freeze cycles. Thermal cycling results and economic analysis confirm that both PEGs are potential PCMs for passive solar thermal management purposes. Highlights Synthesis of polyethylene glycol-based binary eutectic mixtures. Accelerated thermal cycle test of eutectic mixtures. Binary mixtures were found chemically stable. Charging/discharging rates of PEG are controlled. Novelty Statement This paper presents the thermal performance of two polyethylene glycols, viz., PEG2000 and PEG10000. These materials were melted and solidified 1500 times for testing their suitability as thermal energy storage materials, and it was found that these materials are stable enough to store solar energy for five years. They found to be suitable for many solar energy storage applications. John Wiley & Sons 2020-03-10 Article PeerReviewed Ansu, Alok Kumar and Sharma, Ravi K. and Tyagi, Vineet V. and Sari, Ahmet and Ganesan, Poobalan and Tripathi, Dharmendra (2020) A cycling study for reliability, chemical stability and thermal durability of polyethylene glycols of molecular weight 2000 and 10000 as organic latent heat thermal energy storage materials. International Journal of Energy Research, 44 (3). pp. 2183-2195. ISSN 0363-907X, DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/er.5079 <https://doi.org/10.1002/er.5079>. 10.1002/er.5079
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topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Ansu, Alok Kumar
Sharma, Ravi K.
Tyagi, Vineet V.
Sari, Ahmet
Ganesan, Poobalan
Tripathi, Dharmendra
A cycling study for reliability, chemical stability and thermal durability of polyethylene glycols of molecular weight 2000 and 10000 as organic latent heat thermal energy storage materials
description In this experimental study, thermal aging test for investigating the variations in thermal and chemical properties of two selected organic phase change materials (PCMs) has been carried out. Polyethylene glycols (PEGs) of molecular weight of 2000 and 10 000 have been considered as potential latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) materials for investigation. The aim of this study is to identify the probable variations in thermal properties and chemical structures of PEGs after melting/freezing cycles repeated for 1500 times. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) technique was adopted for measuring the thermal properties such as melting point and latent heat of PCMs. In order to study the variations in PCM's chemical functional groups, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy was used. Thermal durability property after the cycling test was investigated using thermogravimetric analysis. The DSC measurements indicated that PEG2000 experienced a maximum variation of about 4 degrees C in melting point while the latent heat of fusion reduces by 16% after the cycle test. PEG10000 shows a variation of about 0.3 degrees C in melting point and 15% of the latent heat of melting after the entire cycle test. The spectral investigation confirms that there are no variations in the functional groups of selected materials after cycle test, which can be inferred as chemical stability of them. The thermal gravimetric analysis curves show that both PEGs are thermally quite durable as well after such large number of melt/freeze cycles. Thermal cycling results and economic analysis confirm that both PEGs are potential PCMs for passive solar thermal management purposes. Highlights Synthesis of polyethylene glycol-based binary eutectic mixtures. Accelerated thermal cycle test of eutectic mixtures. Binary mixtures were found chemically stable. Charging/discharging rates of PEG are controlled. Novelty Statement This paper presents the thermal performance of two polyethylene glycols, viz., PEG2000 and PEG10000. These materials were melted and solidified 1500 times for testing their suitability as thermal energy storage materials, and it was found that these materials are stable enough to store solar energy for five years. They found to be suitable for many solar energy storage applications.
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author Ansu, Alok Kumar
Sharma, Ravi K.
Tyagi, Vineet V.
Sari, Ahmet
Ganesan, Poobalan
Tripathi, Dharmendra
author_facet Ansu, Alok Kumar
Sharma, Ravi K.
Tyagi, Vineet V.
Sari, Ahmet
Ganesan, Poobalan
Tripathi, Dharmendra
author_sort Ansu, Alok Kumar
title A cycling study for reliability, chemical stability and thermal durability of polyethylene glycols of molecular weight 2000 and 10000 as organic latent heat thermal energy storage materials
title_short A cycling study for reliability, chemical stability and thermal durability of polyethylene glycols of molecular weight 2000 and 10000 as organic latent heat thermal energy storage materials
title_full A cycling study for reliability, chemical stability and thermal durability of polyethylene glycols of molecular weight 2000 and 10000 as organic latent heat thermal energy storage materials
title_fullStr A cycling study for reliability, chemical stability and thermal durability of polyethylene glycols of molecular weight 2000 and 10000 as organic latent heat thermal energy storage materials
title_full_unstemmed A cycling study for reliability, chemical stability and thermal durability of polyethylene glycols of molecular weight 2000 and 10000 as organic latent heat thermal energy storage materials
title_sort cycling study for reliability, chemical stability and thermal durability of polyethylene glycols of molecular weight 2000 and 10000 as organic latent heat thermal energy storage materials
publisher John Wiley & Sons
publishDate 2020
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/37213/
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