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Phase Change Materials: paraffin
rt 28hc to rt 60
Phase change material (PCM) properties — melting point, latent heat, density, thermal conductivity, specific heat, and cycle life for paraffins, salt hydrates, fatty acids, and eutectics
| pcm category | material id | density liquid kg m3 (kg/m3) | density solid kg m3 (kg/m3) | latent heat kJ kg (kJ/kg) | material name | max cycles | phase change type | specific heat liquid kJ kgK (kJ/kgK) | specific heat solid kJ kgK (kJ/kgK) | thermal conductivity liquid W mK (W/mK) | thermal conductivity solid W mK (W/mK) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| paraffin | rt 28hc | 770 | 880 | 245 | RT28HC Paraffin | 5,000 | solid-liquid | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| paraffin | rt 42 | 760 | 880 | 165 | RT42 Paraffin | 5,000 | solid-liquid | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| paraffin | rt 60 | 795 | 900 | 160 | RT60 Paraffin | 5,000 | solid-liquid | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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