The Forms and Performance Tuning of Carbon Nanofibers in Composite Phase Change Materials

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  • RongLing Zhang School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, 2025 Chengluo Avenue, Chengdu 610106, China
  • Xialong Cai School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, 2025 Chengluo Avenue, Chengdu 610106, China
  • Wei Feng School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, 2025 Chengluo Avenue, Chengdu 610106, China
  • Yudi Li School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
  • Hanjun Wei Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, 2025 Chengluo Avenue, Chengdu 610106, China
  • Hassan Wathiq Ayoob Chemical Engineering Department, Rovira I Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain
  • Hanan Osman Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan

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https://doi.org/10.51173/jt.v7i3.2730

Keywords:

Phase Change Materials, Carbon Nanofibers, Multi-Form Regulation Strategy, Storage and Utilization of Renewable Energy

Abstract

In the context of the global energy transition, the intermittent challenge of renewable energy urgently requires support from efficient energy storage technologies.  Phase change materials (PCMs) have emerged as a key solution due to their high-density latent heat storage/release capabilities.  However, solid-liquid phase change materials face bottlenecks such as leakage and low thermal conductivity. Carbon nanofibers (CNFs), with their excellent thermal conductivity, porous structure, and mechanical stability, have become an ideal carrier for optimizing composite phase change materials (CPCMs).  CNFs can form a continuous thermal conduction network through uniform dispersion and utilize capillary forces to suppress leakage; when combined with materials like graphene to form hybrid systems, they can create multi-dimensional thermal conduction pathways, synergistically enhancing thermal conductivity and alleviating supercooling degree issues; by self-assembling into two-dimensional films or three-dimensional aerogels and other multi-dimensional structures, they can significantly enhance thermal conductivity and encapsulation stability.  By leveraging the multi-form regulation strategy of CNFs, CPCMs achieve high energy storage density, rapid thermal response, and excellent cycle reliability, providing an effective pathway for the efficient storage and utilization of renewable energy.

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RongLing Zhang, School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, 2025 Chengluo Avenue, Chengdu 610106, China

     

Xialong Cai, School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, 2025 Chengluo Avenue, Chengdu 610106, China

     

Wei Feng, School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, 2025 Chengluo Avenue, Chengdu 610106, China

Pursuing a postgraduatedegree at the School of MechanicalEngineering, Chengdu University.

Yudi Li, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China

Pursuing a doctoral degree at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University.

Hanjun Wei, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, 2025 Chengluo Avenue, Chengdu 610106, China

Doctor of Engineering, Distinguished Associate Researcher, whose main research direction is the preparation and electromagnetic properties of nanocomposite ceramic materials.

Hassan Wathiq Ayoob, Chemical Engineering Department, Rovira I Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain

    

Hanan Osman, Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan

    

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The experimental process used for the development of the EWG/MP/CNFs composite PCMs

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Zhang, R., Cai, X., Feng, W., Li, Y., Wei, H., Hassan Wathiq Ayoob, & Hanan Osman. (2025). The Forms and Performance Tuning of Carbon Nanofibers in Composite Phase Change Materials. Journal of Techniques, 7(3), 92–99. https://doi.org/10.51173/jt.v7i3.2730

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