Recycling of Waste Paraffin Wax by the Addition of SiO2 Nano-Powders to Improve Thermal Conductivity | ||
| Engineering and Technology Journal | ||
| Article 4, Volume 37, 9A, September 2019, Pages 369-373 PDF (356.7 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.30684/etj.37.9A.4 | ||
| Author | ||
| Aseel B. Al-Zubaidi | ||
| Department of Materials Engineering, University of Technology - Iraq | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Paraffin wax is an important material used in thermal energy storage (TES) systems. The thermal conductivity of the material is an important parameter that decides the degree of exploitation of the paraffin wax in TES systems. The thermal conductivity is improved by the addition of silicon oxide nanoparticles (1%, 2%, 4%, and 6%) to the paraffin wax. The average size of the SiO2 particles is equal to 38 nm. The addition of SiO2 nano-particles at very small ratios was found to enhance the thermal conductivity of the paraffin wax considerably. SiO2 nanoparticles, add to paraffin wax, have a significant effect in enhancing the thermal storage characteristics of paraffin Paraffin wax is an important material used in thermal energy storage (TES) systems. The thermal conductivity of the material is an important parameter that decides the degree of exploitation of the paraffin wax in TES systems. The thermal conductivity is improved by the addition of silicon oxide nanoparticles (1%, 2%, 4 %, and 6%) to the paraffin wax. The average size of the SiO 2 particles is equal to 38 nm. The a ddition of SiO 2 nano -particles at very small ratios was found to enhance the thermal conductivi ty of the paraffin wax considerably. SiO 2 nanoparticles, add to paraffin wax, have a significant effect in enhancing the thermal storage characteristics of paraffin | ||
| Keywords | ||
| thermal conductivity; waste Paraffin wax; SiO2nano powders | ||
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