168552 20260211123807.0 doi 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.10.011 sideral 89152 ART-2014-89152 eng Delgado,M. (orcid)0000-0002-8015-4469 Experimental analysis of the influence of microcapsule mass fraction on the thermal and rheological behavior of a PCM slurry 2014 A microencapsulated PCM (Phase Change Material) slurry with three different PCM mass fractions (14, 20 and 30%) has been analyzed. The present study investigates the influence of the PCM microcapsule mass fraction on the thermal and rheological characterization. Specifically, the EnthalpyeTemperature curves, the Thermal ConductivityeTemperature curves and the ViscosityeShear rate curves have been determined In addition, the physical stability under thermo-mechanical cycles has also been studied, as well as the heat transfer phenomenon and the fluid mechanics. The results have shown an enhancement in the heat transfer phenomenon, the slurry with 20% PCM microcapsules being the best option for use as a heat transfer fluid. Rupture of the PCM microcapsules was only observed for the slurry with 30% PCM microcapsules, after being pumped during three weeks and having experienced 10,000 solidification emelting cycles. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/ENE2008-06687-CO2-CON info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/ENE2011-22722 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/ENE2011-28269-C03-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es 2.739 2014 ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL 8 / 128 = 0.062 2014 Q1 T1 THERMODYNAMICS 6 / 55 = 0.109 2014 Q1 T1 MECHANICS 10 / 136 = 0.074 2014 Q1 T1 ENERGY & FUELS 33 / 89 = 0.371 2014 Q2 T2 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Lázaro,A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-7360-4188 Peñalosa,C. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9500-974X Zalba,B . Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-6101-580X 5004 X Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Mecánica Proy. investigacion HJA 5004 590 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Mecánica Área Máquinas y Motores Térmi. 63, 1 (2014), 11-22 Appl. therm. eng. Applied Thermal Engineering 1359-4311 1571953 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/168552/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 572034 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/168552/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:168552 articulos driver 2026-02-11-10:27:00 ARTICLE