The following article overviews recent studies regarding heat transfer enhancement
methods, explicitly focusing on fins and coils utilization, in phase change material-based …

Thermal energy storage plays an essential role in energy systems to reduce the mismatch
between the energy supply and demand. Phase change materials are widely used in …

An experimental study on the melting behavior of paraffin wax used as a phase change
material (PCM) in a conical coil latent heat energy storage unit (LHSU) was performed. The …

An application of latent heat thermal energy storage systems with phase change materials
seems to be unavoidable in the present world. The latent heat thermal energy storage …

Latent heat energy storage systems have superior features over conventional sensible
storage systems. With a large latent heat of fusion, a phase change material (PCM) can …

Theoretical simulation and experimental validation of a new design tube-bundle latent-heat
thermal storage (LHTS) working under solar-thermal application conditions was performed …

The main challenge ahead of widespread application of renewable energy sources is their
availability intermittence preventing continuous power supply. In order to circumvent the …

Thermal energy storage (TES) in automotive applications is currently growing in importance.
TES can visibly reduce primary energy consumptions, decrease CO 2 emission, and …

Phase change material (PCM) based thermal energy storage systems decrease fossil fuel
consumption and can help to reduce environmental impacts. However, extensive application …

This work aims to investigate the thermodynamic effect of phase change material integration
within vertical storage tanks that are connected to forced circulation solar water heaters, on …