Solidification enhancement of phase change materials using fins and nanoparticles in a triplex-tube thermal energy storage unit: Recent advances and development

FL Rashid, M Eisapour, RK Ibrahem… - … Communications in Heat …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although phase change materials are significant for heat storage, the fundamental issue
with energy storage is their poor heat conductivity. Three scenarios have been widely …

Bionic study on latent heat thermal storage

C Zhang, Y Huang, Y Chen - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Latent heat thermal storage (LHTS) using phase change materials (PCMs) faces a
significant challenge of poor heat transport efficiency. Fortunately, nature has evolved …

Investigation and optimization of solidification performance of a triplex-tube latent heat thermal energy storage system by rotational mechanism

X Huang, F Li, T Xiao, J Guo, F Wang, X Gao, X Yang… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, the rotation mechanism is applied to a triplex-tube latent heat thermal energy
storage system for the first time. Numerical simulation is used to study the effect of rotation …

Effect of twisted fins on the melting performance of PCM in a latent heat thermal energy storage system in vertical and horizontal orientations: Energy and exergy …

J Li, ZR Abdulghani, MN Alghamdi, K Sharma… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar energy and other renewable energy resources are of great importance to solve the
energy crisis in the 21th century. In this regard, the energy storage systems play a vital role …

Machine learning and multilayer perceptron enhanced CFD approach for improving design on latent heat storage tank

Y Li, X Huang, X Huang, X Gao, R Hu, X Yang, YL He - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solid-liquid phase change heat storage is an important method to solve the mismatch of the
generation and usage of waste heat, which is conducive to decarbonization and energy …

Experimental investigation on the charging and discharging performance enhancement of a vertical latent heat thermal energy storage unit via snowflake fin design

Y Zhang, B Lu, Z Wang, J Zhu, J Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The application of latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) technology in solar energy
systems is greatly restricted by the poor thermal conductivity of the phase change materials …

Study on thermal performance of a new optimized snowflake longitudinal fin in vertical latent heat storage

F Ren, J Du, Y Cai, J Guo, Y Liu, D Zhang, M Li - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
Taking the casing phase change heat storage unit filled with RT55 as the research object.
According to the low thermal conductivity of phase change materials, we propose a Phase …

[HTML][HTML] Solidification acceleration of phase change material in a horizontal latent heat thermal energy storage system by using spiral fins

K Guedri, P Singh, F Riaz, A Inayat, NA Shah… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
One important solution for societies to overcome the energy crisis is to manage the
production and storage of energy. In this regard, the latent heat energy storage systems …

Performance enhancement of latent heat storage systems by using extended surfaces and porous materials: A state-of-the-art review

M Teggar, SSM Ajarostaghi, Ç Yıldız, M Arıcı… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) is a widely accepted technology because of its
high energy density at nearly constant operating temperature. The main disadvantage of …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of phase change heat storage tank with gradient fin structure on solar energy storage: A numerical study

Z Liu, X Yan, Z Liu, T Xiao, X Huang, X Yang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, the heat storage process of a latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) tank
is studied numerically. A new type of gradient fin is added to the heat storage process in a …