Table 2 Thermal properties of PCM, MPCM, CMPCM1 and CMPCM2.

From: Cryogenic conditioning of microencapsulated phase change material for thermal energy storage

 

First step

Second step

Onset temperature (°C)

Midpoint temperature (°C)

End set temperature (°C)

Mass loss (%)

Onset temperature (°C)

Midpoint temperature (°C)

End set temperature (°C)

Mass loss (%)

PCM

130.8

139.8

156.8

99.32

 

MPCM

101.9

112.6

130.3

31.03

372.9

375.9

383.9

15.82

CMPCM1

112.1

123.2

139.9

27.16

385.9

391.4

406.03

21.16

CMPCM2

128.6

141.5

163.6

45.7

370.7

371.9

373.4

16.98