creator Huynh, Hong Trang advisor Nash, Philip Phase change energy storage is one of the most effective ways to store thermal energy. The difference between metallic phase change materials (PCMs) and organic and inorganic PCMs is discussed. Bi-In-Sn and Bi-In-Sn-Ga alloys with near eutectic compositions were analyzed using DSC, X-Ray, EDS and metallography to establish the alloy properties. An attempt was made to package the alloy in metallic and non-metallic foams and various tests such as infiltration and cycling tests were conducted to test the feasibility of various containment materials. These PCM alloys were applied in a prototype cooling system of electronic devices for better heat dissipation than conventional heat sinks. Tests were conducted to measure the effectiveness of the alloys. Different designs were suggested for the containment of the alloy. Submitted by Dana Lamparello (dlampare@iit.edu) on 2013-03-04T17:46:57Z No. of bitstreams: 2 MS Thesis HUYNH 2012 final.pdf: 7229874 bytes, checksum: 8a908726cd4fc5c25885adf7e434bbff (MD5) MS Thesis First page HUYNH.pdf: 393686 bytes, checksum: 63e761d075ae8eacf44afc83ac568468 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2013-03-04T17:46:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 MS Thesis HUYNH 2012 final.pdf: 7229874 bytes, checksum: 8a908726cd4fc5c25885adf7e434bbff (MD5) MS Thesis First page HUYNH.pdf: 393686 bytes, checksum: 63e761d075ae8eacf44afc83ac568468 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-07 M.S. in Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering, July 2012 2012-05-02 2012-07 http://hdl.handle.net/10560/2905 en Thesis born digital application/pdf In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ Restricted Access MMAE / Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology Affiliated department