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Thermal Characterization of Pinus radiata Wood Vacuum-Impregnated with Octadecane

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  • Rodrigo Fuentes-Sepúlveda

    (Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Avda. Lib. Bdo. O’Higgins 3363, 9170002 Santiago, Chile)

  • Claudio García-Herrera

    (Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Avda. Lib. Bdo. O’Higgins 3363, 9170002 Santiago, Chile)

  • Diego A. Vasco

    (Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Avda. Lib. Bdo. O’Higgins 3363, 9170002 Santiago, Chile)

  • Carlos Salinas-Lira

    (Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Avda. Collao 1202, Casilla 5-C, 4030000 Concepción, Chile)

  • Rubén A. Ananías

    (Departamento de Ingeniería en Maderas, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Avda. Collao 1202, Casilla 5-C, 4030000 Concepción, Chile)

Abstract

The incorporation of phase change materials (PCM) in construction components has become an alternative to reduce the effect of thermal loads in buildings with low thermal inertia. This study put together the effective heat storage capacity of an organic phase change material (O-PCM, octadecane) with the construction and production potential of Pinus radiata in Chile. The wood is impregnated with octadecane by using the Bethell method, showing that it has good retention of the impregnator, and that its size was not modified. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis (DSC) showed that the composite material could achieve fusion enthalpy values from 36 (20.8 MJ/m 3 ) to 122 J/g (108.9 MJ/m 3 ). The transient line heat source method used, indicated that impregnation of Pinus radiata with octadecane increases its specific heat at temperatures from 15 to 20 °C, while its thermal conductivity decreases in the radial and the tangent directions, and increases in the longitudinal direction, showing a decrease in the orthotropic behavior of the wood. The ability of Pinus radiata wood to store latent heat positioned it as a candidate material to be considered in the building industry as a heat storage system.

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  • Rodrigo Fuentes-Sepúlveda & Claudio García-Herrera & Diego A. Vasco & Carlos Salinas-Lira & Rubén A. Ananías, 2020. "Thermal Characterization of Pinus radiata Wood Vacuum-Impregnated with Octadecane," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-16, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:4:p:942-:d:322878
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