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Experimental Investigation on CNT-Enhanced Neopentyl glycol Solid–Solid PCM for Applications of Thermal Control in Spatial Remote Sensing Instruments

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This paper deals with a class of polyol Solid–Solid Phase Change Materials (SS-PCMs) where neopentyl glycol is mixed in 0.5, 1, and 2 wt.% of multi-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) for thermal management of avionics cooling applications in spatial navigation systems. The SS-PCM was mixed with CNT by a physical blending method to obtain a homogeneous mixture. The surface morphology, chemical composition, crystal phase identification, thermal degradation, and phase change phenomena were studied through SEM, FTIR, XRD, TGA, and DSC, respectively. The phase transition temperatures and enthalpies of neopentyl glycol are found to be 50.80 °C and 104.04 J/g, which is ideally suitable for the optimum performance of avionic components. The thermal diffusivity of the samples was determined by using a LFA, and by interpolating the specific heat values and density, the thermal conductivity value was calculated. The experimental investigation was carried out through heat sink upon the addition of CNT in 0.5, 1, and 2 wt.% of NPG for 10 and 15 W heat dissipation rate under 3600 s ON/OFF duty cycle for different case studies. The effect of heat transfer enhancement was experimentally analyzed through longitudinal finned conventional heat sink for different samples to suit best for thermal control in spatial navigation systems. Further, it was found that a better reduction in temperature was achieved for SS-PCM/2wt.% CNT for all the cases. In conclusion, the composite mixture SS-PCM/CNT is suitable as a passive thermal control option for avionics cooling applications in the navigation of satellites.

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Abbreviations

k:

Thermal Conductivity in (W/m–K)

α:

Thermal Diffusivity in (mm2/s)

\(\rho\) :

Density in (kg/m3)

Cp :

Specific Heat in (kJ/kg-K)

W:

Heat dissipation Rate

CNT:

Carbon Nanotube

DSC:

Differential Scanning Calorimetry

FTIR:

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

LFA:

Laser Flash Apparatus

LHS:

Latent Heat Storage

NPG:

Neo-pentyl Glycol

PCM:

Phase Change Material

PE:

Pentaerythritol

PEG:

Polyethylene Glycol

PG:

Pentaglycerine

SEM:

Scanning Electron Microscopy

SHS:

Sensible Heat Storage

SL-PCM:

Solid–Liquid Phase Change Material

SS-PCM:

Solid–Solid Phase Change Material

TES:

Thermal Energy Storage

TGA:

Thermo-gravimetric Analysis

XRD:

X-ray Diffraction

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The authors would like to thank the Indian Space Research Organisation, sanction number (ISRO/RES/3/741/19-20), Space Application Centre for their grateful support.

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  1. Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, 620015, India

    Cyril Reuben Raj, S. Suresh & Anmol Panda

  2. Thermal Engineering Division, Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380015, India

    Vivek Kumar Singh & R. R. Bhavsar

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Raj, C.R., Suresh, S., Singh, V.K. et al. Experimental Investigation on CNT-Enhanced Neopentyl glycol Solid–Solid PCM for Applications of Thermal Control in Spatial Remote Sensing Instruments. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 49, 2215–2226 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-021-01386-7

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