Tunçbilek, Kadir; Sari, Ahmet; Tarhan, Sefa; … - In: Energy 30 (2005) 5, pp. 677-692
Palmitic acid (PA, 59.8°C) and lauric acid (LA, 42.6°C) are phase change materials (PCM) having quite high melting temperatures which can limit their use in low temperature solar applications such as solar space heating and greenhouse heating. However, their melting temperatures can be...