270
R. Saxena et al.
Table 13.5
PCM selected for different climatic conditions in India
Hot and dry
Cold
Moderate
Jodhpur
Ahmedabad
Srinagar
Shimla
Leh
Bangalore
Pune
Min avg
temp (°C)
26.1
Min avg
temp (°C)
26
Min avg temp
(°C)
12.9
Min avg temp
(°C)
13.9
Min avg
temp (°C)
5
Min avg temp
(°C)
20.8
Min avg
temp(°C)
22
Max avg
temp (°C)
38.9
Max avg
temp (°C)
38.4
Max avg temp
(°C)
26.2
Max avg temp
(°C)
21.8
Max avg
temp (°C)
18.8
Max avg temp
(°C)
31.6
Max avg
temp (°C)
33.9
PCM
Melting
point
(°C)
PCM
Melting
point
(°C)
PCM
Melting
point
(°C)
PCM
Melting
point
(°C)
PCM
Melting
point
(°C)
PCM
Melting
point
(°C)
PCM
Melting
point
(°C)
Climsel
C32
32 (De
Gracia
and
Cabeza
2015)
Na
2 SO
4
·3H
2 O
32
[Sharma
et al.
2009]
RT20
22
(Sharma
et al.
2009)
45–52%
LiNO
3 ·3H
2 O
+ 48–55%
Zn(NO
3 )
2
·6H
2 O
17.2
(Sharma
et al.
2009)
Caprylic acid
16
(Sharma
et al.
2009)
Paraffin C
18
28 (De
Gracia
and
Cabeza
2015;
Mehling
and
Cabeza
2008;
Sharma
et al.
2009)
Climsel C32
32 (De
Gracia
and
Cabeza
2015)
E32
32 (Liu
et al.
2012)
80% lauric
acid
+ 20%
palmitic acid
32.7
(Liu
et al.
2012)
RT26
25
(Sharma
et al.
2009)
nHeptadecane
19 (De
Gracia
and
Cabeza
2015)
Climsel C15
15 (De
Gracia
and
Cabeza
2015)
CaCl
2 .12H
2 O
29.8
(Mehling
and
Cabeza
2008)
E32
32 (Liu
et al.
2012)
(continued)