Performance Analysis of Graphene Reinforced Sug-ar-Alcohol Based PCM for Thermal Energy Storage System

Year : 2025 | Volume : 13 | Special Issue 03 | Page : 133 147
    By

    Daya Shankar Prasad,

  • Pradeep Kumar Singh,

  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MVN University, Palwal, Haryana, India
  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

The thermal-conductivity of the Phase Change Materials (PCMs) of thermal heat storage systems is improved by distributing nano-particles in the basic PCM for a faster rate of heat transfer. During the charging and discharging procedures, the heat transfer properties of the newly created Sugar-Alcohol based PCM dispersed with 1.0 wt% graphene nanoparticles in a shell and helical tube storage tank were examined. The helical tube configuration caused the melting and solidification fronts to advance from the shell’s exterior wall towards the axis on each side of the axis. NDPCM melting time was reduced up to 20% when the oil flow rate was increased from 0.325 kg/min to 1.30 kg/min, and by 19-21% when the entrance temperature of the hot oil was elevated from 150°C to 17 °C. Additionally, the time needed for NDPCM solidification was shortened by 10% when the temperature of the cold oil was lowered from 40 °C to 25 °C and by 18% when the oil flow rate was increased from 0.325kg/min to 1.30kg/min. In comparison to pure Sugar-Alcohol based PCM, the complete charge and discharging durations of NDPCM were reduced by 25.4% and 5.8%, respectively, at an input temperature of 170°C and 25°C respectively for various flow rates of oil. Graphene nano-particles dispersed in Sugar-Alcohol based PCM (NDPCM) had superior heat transfer behavior compared to base Sugar-Alcohol based PCM, and it can be used as a potential PCM for medium-temperature thermal energy storage applications. The present work suggests that graphene nanoparticles mixed with Sugar-Alcohol based PCM (NDPCM) have the potential to store energy in shell and tube heat exchangers for various applications.

Keywords: Phase change materials, thermal heat storage system, scanning electron microscope, latent heat thermal storage, graphene nano-platelets, heat transfer oil.

[This article belongs to Special Issue under section in Journal of Polymer and Composites (jopc)]

How to cite this article:
Daya Shankar Prasad, Pradeep Kumar Singh. Performance Analysis of Graphene Reinforced Sug-ar-Alcohol Based PCM for Thermal Energy Storage System. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(03):133-147.
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Daya Shankar Prasad, Pradeep Kumar Singh. Performance Analysis of Graphene Reinforced Sug-ar-Alcohol Based PCM for Thermal Energy Storage System. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(03):133-147. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jopc/article=2025/view=209530


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Volume 13
Special Issue 03
Received 12/11/2024
Accepted 18/12/2024
Published 08/04/2025
Publication Time 147 Days
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