- Author
- Ings, J. B. | Brown, P. W.
- Title
- Factors Affecting the Service Lives of Phase Change Storage Systems.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 81-2422, February 1982, 19 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- phase change storage | crystal growth | encapsulants | failure mechanisms | nucleating agent | service life prediction | thermal decomposition
- Abstract
- Phase change storage systems currently in use or which are in the advanced stages of development are identified. Various possible modes of degradation which may affect service lives are considered. Specifically, the effects of crystal growth, crystal segregation, supercooling, corrosion and thermal decomposition are discussed. The generic basis for the development of performance tests for inorganic phase change materials is described.