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SiC-added particles triggering effect in nucleation of Glauber hydrate salt

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In thermal energy storage systems, supercooling phenomenon is undesired for hindering the discharge of latent heat, and phase change material remains in a metastable equilibrium state. Existence of SiC as a particle additive is used for triggering crystallization in sodium sulfate decahydrate as an inorganic phase change material. Experimental measurements were performed to determine some kinetic and thermodynamic parameters like induction time, metastable zone width, and solubility. With SiC-added particles, the induction time decreased by 22% and the width of the metastable zone fell by 6%, while solubility did not illustrate important alterations. Among empirical secondary nucleation model, classical nucleation theory, and empirical Kashchiev heterogeneous nucleation model, it was observed that the secondary nucleation model is more effective in demonstrating the impact of SiC particles on nucleation. With SiC-added particles, there were shorter induction time and less surface tension which subsequently promoted nucleation step and decreased the supercooling phenomenon.

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Khaleghi Dehghan, A., Manteghian, M. SiC-added particles triggering effect in nucleation of Glauber hydrate salt. Journal of Materials Research 38, 4913–4926 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-023-01201-8

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