Paraffin wax is the most common phase change material (PCM) that has been broadly studied, leading to a reliable optimal for thermal energy storage in solar energy applications. The main advantages of paraffin are its high latent heat of fusion, low melting point that appropriate solar thermal energy application. In addition to its accessibility, ease of use and ability to be stored at room temperature for extended periods of time. Nevertheless, improving its low thermal conductivity is still a big noticeable challenge in recently published work. In this work, the effect of adding nano-Cu₂O, nano-Al₂O₃ and hybrid nano-Cu₂O-Al₂O₃ (1:1) at different mass concentrations (1, 3, and 5 wt.%) on the thermal characteristics of paraffin wax is investigated. The measured results showed that the peak values of thermal conductivity and diffusivity are achieved at wight concentration of 3% when nano-Cu₂O, nano-Al₂O₃ are added to paraffin wax with significant superiority for nano-Cu₂O. While both of those thermal properties are negatively affected by increasing the concentration beyond this value. The results also showed the excellence of the proposed hybrid nanoparticles compared to nano-Cu₂O, and nano-Al₂O₃ as it achieves the highest values of thermal conductivity and diffusivity at weight concentration 5.0 wt.%.

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