With the global increase in population and temperature, cooling demand has increased
tremendously in the building sector, especially in the GCC and African and South Asian …

Thermal energy storage as sensible or latent heat is an efficient way to conserve the waste
heat and excess energy available such as solar radiation. Storage of latent heat using …

Phase change materials (PCM) can be employed in many fields because of their capacity to
absorb and release energy when it is necessary. Nowadays, the number of studies about …

Fatty acids as phase change materials have attracted much attention for their various
applications in building energy efficiency, solar heating systems and air-conditioning …

Successful utilization of the latent heat energy storage system depends considerably on the
thermal reliability and stability of the phase change materials (PCMs) used. Thermal stability …

The increasing energy demand in conjunction with greater environmental concern has lifted
the development of sustainable energy sources, including materials for energy storage. The …

It is necessary to develop new technologies for energy storage and use of renewable energy
to improve energy efficiency. Phase change materials (PCMs) are a family of energy storage …

An organic phase change material (PCM) possesses the ability to absorb and release large
quantity of latent heat during a phase change process over a certain temperature range. The …

Past three decades are characterized by intensive investigations and the development of
phase change materials for thermal energy storage. Latent heat storage is one of the most …

Solar dryer based on thermal energy storage materials is quite effective for continuously
drying agriculture and food products at steady state in the temperature range (40° C–60° C) …