Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2022, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (12): 3819-3827.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2022.0378

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Fabrication and performance investigation of Na2CO3/Carbide slag shape-stable phase change composites

Huixiang WANG1(), Yaxuan XIONG1(), Jing REN2, Chenhua YAO1, Chaoyu SONG1, Yuting WU3, Yulong DING4   

  1. 1.Beijing Key Lab of Heating, Gas Supply, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Engineering, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China
    2.Beijing Building Research Institute CO. , LTD. of CSCEC, Beijing 100076, China
    3.Key Laboratory of Enhanced Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
    4.Birmingham Center for Energy storage, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B, UK
    5.2TT, UK
  • Received:2022-07-04 Revised:2022-07-14 Online:2022-12-05 Published:2022-12-29
  • Contact: Yaxuan XIONG E-mail:whx754137921@163.com;xiongyaxuan@bucea.edu.cn

Abstract:

This study innovatively fabricated seven Na2CO3/carbide slag shape-stable phase-change composites (SSPCCs) with carbide slag (industrial solid waste) instead of traditional skeleton materials as skeleton material via the cold-compression hot-sintering method to recycle the industrial solid waste and reduce the cost of thermal energy storage (TES) systems. Then, the TES performance, mechanical property, microstructure, thermal cycling stability, and chemical compatibility were investigated using the differential scanning calorimetry, constant-speed pressuring method, scanning electron microscopy method, high-temperature thermal shock method, X-ray diffraction analysis, and Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopy. Results indicated that by combining carbide slag with Na2CO3, one might create good SSPCCs. The SSPCC (sample NC5) with the mass fraction of 52.45% carbide slag to 47.5% Na2CO3 reached the optimal performance with a TES density of 993 J/g in the range of 100 ℃ to 900 ℃ and compressive strength of 22.02 MPa and a maximal thermal conductivity of 0.62 W/(m·K). Different components are distributed evenly and are compatible with one another in sample NC5. Moreover, sample NC5 still had excellent TES performance after the 100 heating/cooling cycles, which can provide technical support for solid waste recycling and low-cost TES materials development.

Key words: Industrial solid waste, skeleton material, shape-stable phase change composite, thermal energy storage performance, thermal cycling stability

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