The application relates to the technical field of
phase change heat storage materials, in particular to a composite
phase change heat storage material based on
silica gel and a preparation method thereof, and the preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing tetraethoxysilane,
ethanol and deionized water, stirring, adding
ammonia water dropwise to form a homogeneous precursor solution; sealing and heating to obtain a
silicon dioxide nucleating agent; determining a
nucleation site characterization value based on the light
transmittance and
blue light intensity of the nucleating agent, and adjusting the
ammonia water dropwise speed of the subsequent nucleating agent preparation according to the characterization value; mixing
urea,
erythritol and deionized water and heating, adding a dispersing agent and then adding the nucleating agent dropwise, dynamically adjusting the stirring speed by real-time monitoring of the light
transmittance change rate, and obtaining a eutectic
phase change material solution; and finally
drying and forming. Through closed-loop regulation and control of the nucleating agent activity characterization and dispersion process, the application significantly reduces the
supercooling degree of the material and improves the
thermal cycle stability, and solves the core problem of low
nucleation efficiency of organic phase change heat storage materials.