Micro-encapsulated phase change material (MPCM) slurries: Characterization and building applications

Z Qiu, X Ma, P Li, X Zhao, A Wright - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Micro-encapsulated Phase Change Material (MPCM) slurries, acting as the heat
transfer fluids or thermal storage mediums, have gained applications in various building …

On further enhancement of single-phase and flow boiling heat transfer in micro/minichannels

Z Wu, B Sunden - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
With fast growing power consumption and device miniaturization, micro/minichannels are
superior to macrochannels or conventional channels for high heat-flux dissipation due to …

Experimental study on enhancement of thermal energy storage with phase-change material

J Yang, L Yang, C Xu, X Du - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Latent heat thermal energy storage is a promising option for efficient utilization of intermitted
and instable energy. However, the intrinsically low thermal conductivity of phase-change …

Correlations of heat transfer effectiveness in a minichannel heat sink with water-based suspensions of Al2O3 nanoparticles and/or MEPCM particles

CJ Ho, WC Chen, WM Yan - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this work, an experimental study is carried out to examine the cooling performance of a
minichannel heat sink using water-based suspensions of alumina nanoparticles (nanofluid) …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulation on jet impingement heat transfer with microcapsule phase change material suspension: single jet and array jet

J Zhang, R Zhao, H Li, Y Chen, Y Li, S Ma - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The heat transfers on the single and array jet impingement with microcapsule phase change
material (MEPCM) suspension are numerically investigated. The equivalent heat capacity …

Experimental research on flow and heat transfer characteristics of latent functional thermal fluid with microencapsulated phase change materials

C Liu, Z Ma, J Wang, Y Li, Z Rao - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2017 - Elsevier
Latent functional thermal fluid (LFTF) has a higher heat capacity compared with traditional
fluid. In this paper, microencapsulated phase change material (MicroPCM) slurry as LFTF …

Silver nanoparticles for enhanced thermal energy storage of phase change materials

N Pradeep, K Paramasivam, T Rajesh… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the experimental investigation on the impact of silver nanoparticles for
the increased thermal energy storage of phase change materials. Paraffin wax is selected as …

Patterned crystal growth and heat wave generation in hydrogels

TBH Schroeder, J Aizenberg - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
The crystallization of metastable liquid phase change materials releases stored energy as
latent heat upon nucleation and may therefore provide a triggerable means of activating …

Experiment on thermal performance of water-based suspensions of Al2O3 nanoparticles and MEPCM particles in a minichannel heat sink

CJ Ho, WC Chen, WM Yan - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present study, experimental efforts have been performed to explore the forced
convection heat transfer efficacy of using water-based suspensions of alumina nanoparticles …

Experimental study on cooling performance of minichannel heat sink using water-based MEPCM particles

CJ Ho, WC Chen, WM Yan - … communications in heat and mass transfer, 2013 - Elsevier
Experimental study was performed to investigate the cooling performance of a minichannel
heat sink (Mini-CHS) with microencapsulated phase change material (MEPCM) …