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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
One thousand thermal cycles of magnesium chloride hexahydrate as a promising PCM for indoor solar cooking
One thousand thermal cycles of magnesium chloride hexahydrate as a promising PCM for indoor solar cooking
 
Subject : Physics 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : Cooking is the major necessity for people all over the world. It accounts for a major share of energy consumption in developing countries. There is a critical need for the development of alternative, appropriate, affordable methods of cooking for use in developing countries. There is a history for solar cooking since 1650 where they are broadly divided into direct or focusing type, box-type and indirect or advanced solar cookers. The advanced solar cookers have the advantage of being usable indoors and thus solve one of the problems, which impede the social acceptance of solar cookers. The advanced type solar cookers are employing additional solar units that increase the cost. Therefore, the solar cooker must contain a heat storage medium to store thermal energy for use during off-sunshine hours. The main aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of the melting/solidification fast thermal cycling of commercial grade magnesium chloride hexahydrate (MgCl2·6H2O) on its thermo-physical properties; such as melting point and latent heat of fusion, to be used as a storage medium inside solar cookers. One thousand cycles have been performed in a sealed container under the extra water principle. The thermo-physical properties are measured using the differential scanning calorimetric technique. It is indicated that MgCl2·6H 2O with the extra water principle and hermetically sealing of the container is a promising phase change material (PCM) for cooking indoors and during law intensity solar radiation periods. It is also found from the melting/solidification behavior of MgCl2·6H2O that it is solidify almost without supercooling; except in few cases where it showed maximum of 0.1-3.5 °C of supercooling. 
ISSN : 0196-8904 
Journal Name : Energy Conversion and Management 
Volume : 52 
Issue Number : 4 
Publishing Year : 1432 AH
2011 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Monday, February 6, 2012 

Researchers

Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
أحمد عبد العظيم السباعيEl-Sebaii, A AResearcherDoctorateaasebaii@yahoo.com
صالح هديهد الحنيطيAl-Heniti, Saleh HResearcherDoctoratesalheniti@kau.edu.sa
فيصل عبدالعزيز العقلAl-Agel, Faisal AResearcherDoctoratefagel@kau.edu.sa
أحمد عبدالله الغامديAl-Ghamdi, Ahmad AResearcherDoctorateAGAMDI@kau.edu.sa
فهد مسعود المرزوقيAl-Marzouki, Fahad MResearcherDoctoratefmarzouki1@kau.edu.sa

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