Journal article
Premelting, Melting, and Degradation Properties of Molten Alkali Nitrates: LiNO3, NaNO3, KNO3, and Binary NaNO3-KNO3
Abstract
A simultaneous thermal analyzer (STA) was used to observe the transition and degradation events of LiNO3, NaNO3, KNO3, and binary NaNO3-KNO3 salts for potential use as phase change materials (PCMs) and heat transfer fluid (HTF). Samples were heated from 50 °C to 800 °C at 10 °C/min scanning rate in three atmospheres (argon, air, and oxygen) using an STA to observe decomposition behavior. Thermal stability increased for all salts at high partial …
Authors
Mohammad MB; Brooks GA; Rhamdhani MA
Journal
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 1482–1498
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
6 2018
DOI
10.1007/s11663-018-1205-z
ISSN
1073-5615