Supercooling of phase change materials: A review

I Shamseddine, F Pennec, P Biwole… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Supercooling is a natural phenomenon that keeps a phase change material (PCM) in its
liquid state at a temperature lower than its solidification temperature. In the field of thermal …

A review of melting and freezing processes of PCM/nano-PCM and their application in energy storage

S Rostami, M Afrand, A Shahsavar, M Sheikholeslami… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) are capable of storing energy as latent energy by changing
the phase and provide the stored energy when they are returned to their initial phase at a …

Heat transfer enhancement of phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications: A critical review

NI Ibrahim, FA Al-Sulaiman, S Rahman… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a state-of-the-art review on various techniques of heat transfer
enhancement in latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems. Heat transfer …

Review on heat transfer analysis in thermal energy storage using latent heat storage systems and phase change materials

I Sarbu, A Dorca - International journal of energy research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Thermal energy storage (TES) is a technology that stocks thermal energy by heating or
cooling a storage medium so that the stored energy can be used later for heating and …

Energy storage: Applications and challenges

T Kousksou, P Bruel, A Jamil, T El Rhafiki… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper, an updated review of the state of technology and installations of several
energy storage technologies were presented, and their various characteristics were …

Review of passive PCM latent heat thermal energy storage systems towards buildings' energy efficiency

N Soares, JJ Costa, AR Gaspar, P Santos - Energy and buildings, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper aims to explore how and where phase change materials (PCMs) are used in
passive latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems, and to present an overview of …

Review of latent heat thermal energy storage for improved material stability and effective load management

KS Reddy, V Mudgal, TK Mallick - Journal of Energy Storage, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage is important to counter balance demand and supply of energy and
maintain balance in the system and boost the use of intermittent renewable energy source …

Hierarchically structured porous materials for energy conversion and storage

Y Li, ZY Fu, BL Su - Advanced Functional Materials, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Materials with hierarchical porosity and structures have been heavily involved in newly
developed energy storage and conversion systems. Because of meticulous design and …

A review of materials, heat transfer and phase change problem formulation for latent heat thermal energy storage systems (LHTESS)

F Agyenim, N Hewitt, P Eames, M Smyth - Renewable and sustainable …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the development of latent heat thermal energy storage systems studied
detailing various phase change materials (PCMs) investigated over the last three decades …

A review on effect of phase change material encapsulation on the thermal performance of a system

PB Salunkhe, PS Shembekar - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents a detailed review of effect of phase change material (PCM)
encapsulation on the performance of a thermal energy storage system (TESS). The key …