Measurement of Thermalphysical Properties of Thermal Storage Materials with an Adiabatic Water Bath Calorimeter

An adiabatic water bath calorimeter was constructed to measure specific heat and fusion heat of materials. Models and experimental method were provided to calibrate parameters and accuracy of the calorimeter. Heat capacity, stirring power and heat release of the calorimeter were calibrated by experiments. Specific heats of copper and water at three temperatures, and fusion heats of ice and paraffin were measured by the calorimeter. Results given by the calorimeter go well with reference values. The calorimeter provides a convenient method and accurate experimental results for measurement of thermalphysical properties of thermal energy storage materials.