A critical review on phase change materials (PCM) for sustainable and energy efficient building: Design, characteristic, performance and application

X Wang, W Li, Z Luo, K Wang, SP Shah - Energy and buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Building construction deserves many attentions due to its huge energy consumption, while
Phase Change Materials (PCMs) provide positive solutions for improving energy efficiency …

Phase change materials application in battery thermal management system: a review

C Liu, D Xu, J Weng, S Zhou, W Li, Y Wan, S Jiang… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The purpose of a battery thermal management system (BTMS) is to maintain the battery
safety and efficient use as well as ensure the battery temperature is within the safe operating …

Melting assessment on the angled fin design for a novel latent heat thermal energy storage tube

J Guo, Z Liu, B Yang, X Yang, J Yan - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Latent heat thermal energy storage was widely used to solve the problem of the
intermittency in time and space for solar energy systems. To improve the energy storage …

Investigation of nano powders influence on melting process within a storage unit

YM Chu, MR Hajizadeh, Z Li, QV Bach - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020 - Elsevier
For achieving greater efficiency of ventilating unit for a room, PCM has been utilized and
needed heat for melting process has been provided from hot air flow. The air gets warmer …

Potential applications of phase change materials for batteries' thermal management systems in electric vehicles

AH Alami, HM Maghrabie, MA Abdelkareem… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to prolong the cycle life of the battery pack for electric vehicles or hybrid electric
vehicles, phase change materials (PCMs) are employed effectively for the battery thermal …

Simulation based on Galerkin method for solidification of water through energy storage enclosure

Y Qin - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
In this investigation, to expedite the phenomena of converting water to ice, nano-powders of
Al 2 O 3 with various sizes were utilized. For simulation, Galerkin method with involve of …

Effect of fin material on PCM melting in a rectangular enclosure

LL Tian, X Liu, S Chen, ZG Shen - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
A comprehensive study was conducted to analyse the effect of fin material on PCM melting
in a rectangular enclosure. Four commonly employed indicators, surface averaged Nusselt …

[HTML][HTML] Combined effect of using porous media and nano-particle on melting performance of PCM filled enclosure with triangular double fins

SB Chen, S Saleem, MN Alghamdi, KS Nisar… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, a vertically oriented rectangular-shaped enclosure with triangular
shaped double fins filled with PCM was considered as a Latent Thermal Energy Storage …

Modeling for freezing of PCM enhanced with nano-powders within a duct

YA Rothan - The European Physical Journal Plus, 2022 - epjplus.epj.org
Addition of CuO powders in nano-sized with various shapes through pure PCM through the
space among triangular and sinusoidal containers was analyzed in current study. The …

Optimization of the internal fin in a phase-change-material module for battery thermal management

J Weng, D Ouyang, X Yang, M Chen, G Zhang… - Applied Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
As an excellent option that has wide application in the thermal management system to
ensure the safety of lithium-ion batteries, phase change material (PCM) cooling technology …