Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?
Graduate
Project Type
group
Campus
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Melissa Messenger, Graduate Student Thomas Freeman, Graduate Student Casey Troxler, Graduate Student Madison Lilly, Senior Rafael Rodriguez, Faculty Sandra Boetcher, Faculty
Lead Presenter's Name
Melissa Messenger
Faculty Mentor Name
Sandra Boetcher
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Abstract
Phase-change material (PCM) has the ability to absorb large amounts of latent heat at a constant temperature while undergoing a solid-liquid phase change, which makes it ideal for thermal management and storage in various applications. Extruded PCM-polymer filament can be used to develop lightweight and passive heat exchangers with additive manufacturing techniques. The combination of PCM and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) using a Filabot EX2 Filament Extruder has led to achieving a filament that contains 60% PCM with a melting temperature of 42oC and 40% HDPE by mass. The thermal properties of this shape-stabilized PCM-polymer composite were experimentally investigated using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) measurements and the filament composition was explored using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The PCM-polymer extruded filament has been utilized to 3D print custom matrices and novel geometries for PCM based thermal management storage systems will be investigated for the first time using additive manufacturing. This research has the potential to open an entirely new area of study in temperature control using PCM-polymer composites.
Did this research project receive funding support (Spark, SURF, Research Abroad, Student Internal Grants, Collaborative, Climbing, or Ignite Grants) from the Office of Undergraduate Research?
No
Phase-Change Materials for Additively Manufacturing Polymer Heat Exchangers
Phase-change material (PCM) has the ability to absorb large amounts of latent heat at a constant temperature while undergoing a solid-liquid phase change, which makes it ideal for thermal management and storage in various applications. Extruded PCM-polymer filament can be used to develop lightweight and passive heat exchangers with additive manufacturing techniques. The combination of PCM and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) using a Filabot EX2 Filament Extruder has led to achieving a filament that contains 60% PCM with a melting temperature of 42oC and 40% HDPE by mass. The thermal properties of this shape-stabilized PCM-polymer composite were experimentally investigated using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) measurements and the filament composition was explored using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The PCM-polymer extruded filament has been utilized to 3D print custom matrices and novel geometries for PCM based thermal management storage systems will be investigated for the first time using additive manufacturing. This research has the potential to open an entirely new area of study in temperature control using PCM-polymer composites.