Phase change materials (PCMs) are an innovative energy storage concept for buildings. Ionic liquids are a new class of such energy storage materials and we present here a lab-scale prototype for their testing and characterization. The design and construction of this lab-scale heat-exchanger and initial results for three newly developed ionic liquids in the prototype are presented, showing their promising PCM properties.
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Title
Development of a lab demonstrator to test ionic liquids as phase change materials for energy storage
Author(s)
Blum, Caitlin (School of Engineering and Architecture (HEIA-FR), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland) Marti, Roger (School of Engineering and Architecture (HEIA-FR), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland) Robadey, Jacques (School of Engineering and Architecture (HEIA-FR), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland)
Date
2021-10
Published in
Proceedings of FTAL Conference 2021 - Sustainable smart cities and regions, 28-29 October 2021, Lugano, Switzerland
Publisher
Lugano, Switzerland, 28-29 October 2021
Pagination
4 p.
Presented at
FTAL Conference 2021 – Sustainable smart cities and regions, Lugano (TI), Switzerland, 2021-10-28, 2021-10-29