Feasibility of storing latent heat with liquid crystals. Proof of concept at lab scale

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In this work, the first experimental results of thermotropic liquid crystals used as phase change materials for thermal storage are presented. For that purpose, the n = 10 derivative from the family of 41-n-alkoxybiphenyl-4-carboxylic acids has been prepared. Different techniques like polarized-light microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis and rheological measurements have been applied for its characterization. Having a mesophase/isotropic transition temperature around 251 °C, a clearing enthalpy of 55 kJ/kg, a thermal heat capacity of around 2.4 kJ/kg and a dynamic viscosity lower than 0.6 Pas, this compound fulfills the main requirements for being considered as latent heat storage material. Although further studies on thermal stability are necessary, the results already obtained are both promising and encouraging since they demonstrate de viability of this new application of liquid crystals as thermal storage media.

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Bayón, R., Coco, S., Barcenilla, M., Espinet, P., Imbuluzqueta, G., Hidalgo, J., & Rojas, E. (2016). Feasibility of storing latent heat with liquid crystals. Proof of concept at lab scale. Applied Sciences, 6(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/app6050121

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