Table 2 Comparison of latent heat of melting CA–MA–PA/xG with another component in literature
PCM | Material | Melting temp (°C) | Loading % | Pure PCM latent heat (J/g) | PCM composite latent heat (J/g) | Effective ratio (%) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CA | EG | 27.80 | 20 | 172.42 | 132.64 | 76.9 | Sari et al. (2008) |
PA | EG | 60.88 | 20 | 194.45 | 148.36 | 76.29 | Sari and Karaipekli (2009) |
LA–PA–SA | EP | 31.8 | 45 | 151.6 | 81.5 | 53.75 | Zhang et al. (2014c) |
LA–MA–PA/VMT | EG | 30.6 | 2 | 151.6 | 72.7 | 47.95 | Zhang et al. (2015) |
LA–MA–PA | EG | 30.94 | 5.3 | 145.3 | 135.9 | 93.53 | Zhang et al. (2013) |
LA–MA–SA | EG | 29.05 | 7.69 | 140.9 | 137.1 | 97.30 | Liu et al. (2014) |
Paraffin | xGnP | 50.8 | 5 | 128.8 | 131.5 | 102.57 | Liu et al. (2014) |
PA–SA | CNT | 53.59 | 8 | 179 | 165 | 92.17 | Zhang et al. (2014b) |
CA–MA–PA | EG | 18.61 | 7.69 | 135.6 | 128.2 | 94.54 | Yuan et al. (2014b) |
CA–MA–PA | xG-F | 17.5 | 5 | 148.7 | 143.7 | 96.63 | Current study |