Table 5 The measured TC values of FA/CNTs-g-FA and FA/CNTs composites before thermal cycling (BTC) and after thermal cycling (ATC).

From: Thermal energy storage and thermal conductivity properties of fatty acid/fatty acid-grafted-CNTs and fatty acid/CNTs as novel composite phase change materials

Material

TC value (W/mK) (BTC)

TC value (W/mK) (ATC)

CA

0.16 ± 0.01

Not measured

PA

0.17 ± 0.02

Not measured

SA

0.19 ± 0.01

Not measured

CNTs-g-CA1

0.82 ± 0.02

0.83 ± 0.02

CNTs-g-CA2

0.66 ± 0.02

0.66 ± 0.02

CNTs-g-CA3

0.49 ± 0.02

0.49 ± 0.02

CA/CNTs-g-CA1

0.29 ± 0.01

0.29 ± 0.01

CA/CNTs-g-CA2

0.27 ± 0.01

0.28 ± 0.01

CA/CNTs-g-CA3

0.24 ± 0.01

0.24 ± 0.01

CNTs-g-PA1

0.89 ± 0.02

0.89 ± 0.02

CNTs-g-PA2

0.68 ± 0.02

0.69 ± 0.02

CNTs-g-PA3

0.51 ± 0.02

0.51 ± 0.02

PA/CNTs-g-PA1

0.32 ± 0.01

0.32 ± 0.01

PA/CNTs-g-PA2

0.28 ± 0.01

0.29 ± 0.01

PA/CNTs-g-PA3

0.26 ± 0.01

0.27 ± 0.01

CNTs-g-SA1

0.93 ± 0.02

0.94 ± 0.02

CNTs-g-SA2

0.73 ± 0.02

0.73 ± 0.02

CNTs-g-SA3

0.54 ± 0.02

0.55 ± 0.02

SA/CNTs-g-SA1

0.36 ± 0.01

0.36 ± 0.01

SA/CNTs-g-SA2

0.30 ± 0.01

0.31 ± 0.01

SA/CNTs-g-SA3

0.28 ± 0.01

0.29 ± 0.01

CA/CNTs

0.22 ± 0.01

0.22 ± 0.01

PA/CNTs

0.29 ± 0.01

0.30 ± 0.01

SA/CNTs

0.32 ± 0.01

0.32 ± 0.01