社団法人日本機械学会 Acta Medica Okayama 0387-5016 59 565 1993 低温潜熱物質を分散体としたO/W型エマルションを用いた蓄冷システムに関する基礎研究 : 第1報,熱物性の評価 282 289 EN Hideo Inaba Shin-ichi Morita Shigeru Nozu This paper deals with thermal properties of oil (tetradecane, C_<14>H_<30>, melting point of 278.9K) / water emulsion as a latent heat storage material having a low melting point. The measured results of the physical properties of the test emulsion, i.e., thermal conductivity, specific heat, latent heat and density, were discussed for the temperature region of solid and liquid phases of the dispersion material (tetradecane). It was clarified that Eucken's equation could be applied to the estimation of thermal conductivity of the emulsion. Moreover it was established that tetradecane as the dispersion material exhibited a supercooling phenomenon which influenced the thermal properties. Useful correlation equations of thermal properties for the emulsion were proposed in terms of temperature and concentration ratio of the emulsion constituents. No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.