Thermally Conductive PVDF-graphene Nanoplatelet (GnP) Coatings
Highlights:
Thermally conductive PVDF-graphene coatings.
Hot pressing significantly improves coating thermal conductivity.
Coatings de-wet standard industrial aluminum...
All‐Natural Sustainable Packaging Materials Inspired by Plant Cuticles
New sustainable composite materials inspired by plant cuticles have been fabricated by impregnation of fibrous cellulose substrates with a naturally occurring polyhydroxylated fatty acid...
A Comparative Study on Battery Thermal Management Using Phase Change Material (PCM)
The present study aims at battery thermal management of Electric Vehicles (EV). Li-ion battery used in EVs has an optimum operating range of 25 °C to 60 °C beyond which battery doesn't perform...
Electrochemical–Thermal Evaluation of an Integrated Thermal Management System for Lithium‐Ion Battery Modules
Thermal management of lithium‐ion (Li‐ion) batteries using phase change materials (PCM) demonstrate advantages such as compactness and reduced weight compared to conventional active cooling...
Effect of Powder Characteristics for a Magnesium Based Metal Hydride Store
Paper Highlights:
The particle size and shape of as-received MgH2 and ball milled MgH2 have been characterised.
The impact of dehydrogenation on particle properties has been...
Bio-based PCM/carbon Nanomaterials Composites with Enhanced Thermal Conductivity
Paper Highlights
Bio-based PCM composites were prepared to increase thermal conductivity.
Bio-based PCM composites showed good dispersion and compatibility.
Carbon nanomaterials led...
Energy Efficient Thermal Storage Montmorillonite with Phase Change Material Containing Exfoliated Graphite Nanoplatelets
In this experiment, we used a vacuum impregnation method to prepare shape stabilized PCM that contained sodium montmorillonite (Na-MMT) and Exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets (xGnP), to improve the...
Thermal Insulating Foamy Geopolymers from Perlite
Geopolymerization is an emerging technology which utilizes solid aluminosilicate raw materials that are easily soluble in caustic solutions, in order to produce inorganic polymers with excellent...
Gallium Based Thermal Interface Material with High Compliance and Wettability
This study reports a gallium-based thermal interface material (GBTIM) consisting of gallium oxides dispersed uniformly into the 99 % gallium metal. The wettability of GBTIM with other materials is...