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Moisture Affinity Of Hdpe/Phase-Change Material Composites For Thermal Energy Storage Applications, Sandra K. Boetcher, Thomas B. Freeman, Rafael M. Rodriguez, Kashif Nawaz
Moisture Affinity Of Hdpe/Phase-Change Material Composites For Thermal Energy Storage Applications, Sandra K. Boetcher, Thomas B. Freeman, Rafael M. Rodriguez, Kashif Nawaz
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Moisture adsorption can degrade the structural integrity of thermal energy storage devices and can negatively impact the capacity and charging/discharging behavior. Steady-state and transient experiments are conducted at various operating temperatures to evaluate the moisture affinity of organic phase-change material (PCM) shape stabilized with high-density polyethylene (HDPE).