Metal foam-phase change material composites for thermal energy storage: a review of performance parameters

M Aramesh, B Shabani - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Many efforts have been made to improve the weak thermal performance of phase change
materials (PCMs). Among the common methods of such, embedment of open-cell metal …

Computational study of heat transfer enhancement using porous foams with phase change materials: A comparative review

E Hamidi, PB Ganesan, RK Sharma… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) in thermal energy storage can improve energy efficiency
and sustainability, which notably makes them a potential solution to the problems of energy …

Ni@ rGO into nickel foam for composite polyethylene glycol and erythritol phase change materials

R Yang, X Huang, G Zhao, Z Liu, G Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The exploitation of shape-stabilized composite phase change materials (CPCMs) with high
solar-thermal conversion efficiency, thermal storage capacity and thermal conductivity has …

Compression effect of metal foam on melting phase change in a shell-and-tube unit

J Guo, Z Du, G Liu, X Yang, MJ Li - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal foams have high thermal conductivity and can be used to markedly improve the low
effective conductivity in phase change materials (PCMs) during the process of melting and …

Metal foams application to enhance the thermal performance of phase change materials: A review of experimental studies to understand the mechanisms

M Aramesh, B Shabani - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the main drawbacks of Phase change materials (PCMs) is their weak heat transfer
performance. Introducing open-cell metal foams (MFs) into PCM has been among the most …

PCM-assisted energy storage systems for solar-thermal applications: Review of the associated problems and their mitigation strategies

V Goel, A Dwivedi, R Kumar, R Kumar… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Latent heat energy storage (LHES) system is identified as one of the major research areas in
recent years to be used in various solar-thermal applications. However, there are various …

Experimental study on heat transfer characteristics of metal foam/paraffin composite PCMs in large cavities: Effects of material types and heating configurations

S Zhang, L Pu, S Mancin, Z Ma, L Xu - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study explores the effects of material types and structural parameters of metal foam, and
heating configurations on the evolution of melting front, heat transfer characteristics, and …

Numerical study on the performance of shell-and-tube thermal energy storage using multiple PCMs and gradient copper foam

L Pu, S Zhang, L Xu, Z Ma, X Wang - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Most phase change materials employed in latent heat thermal energy storage suffer from
poor thermal conductivity both in liquid and solid phases, leading to low heat transfer …

Review of the modeling approaches of phase change processes

T Zhang, D Huo, C Wang, Z Shi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, phase change materials have played an important role in the field of energy
storage because of their flexibility and high efficiency in energy storage and release …

Effective parameters on the performance of ground heat exchangers: A review of latest advances

B Liang, M Chen, Y Orooji - Geothermics, 2022 - Elsevier
Ground heat exchanger is a significant part of the ground source heat pumps system with
environment-friendly and energy-saving. The coefficient of performance for the ground …