Performance comparison of phase change materials for thermal energy storage

Physics & Astronomy

• heat storage 100%
• phase change materials 88%
• fatty acids 46%
• waxes 44%
• paraffins 41%
• performance 30%
• inorganic compounds 26%
• air conditioning 24%
• ventilation 21%
• organic compounds 21%
• latent heat 21%
• solar energy 19%
• energy storage 19%
• thermal energy 17%
• charging 16%
• thermal conductivity 13%
• costs 13%
• engineering 12%
• cooling 11%
• heat 11%
• heating 10%
• energy 10%
• temperature 5%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Phase change materials 77%
• Thermal energy 68%
• Paraffin waxes 48%
• Fatty acids 42%
• Inorganic compounds 29%
• Thermal Engineering 26%
• Organic compounds 24%
• Latent heat 19%
• HVAC 19%
• Refrigeration 18%
• Solar energy 15%
• Thermal conductivity 15%
• Costs 13%
• Cooling 12%
• Hot Temperature 8%
• Temperature 6%

Chemical Compounds

• Phase Change Material 88%
• Energy Storage 59%
• Wax 38%
• Alkane 29%
• Fatty Acid 28%
• Air Conditioning 26%
• Heat 25%
• Energy 24%
• Solar Energy 18%
• Thermal Conductivity 16%
• Application 10%
• Volume 10%