To protect electronic devices and batteries from sharp temperature rise and thermal
runaway, active/passive/hybrid thermal management using phase change materials (PCMs) …

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 …

Based on the peridynamic (PD) theory introduced by Dr. Stewart A. Silling from Sandia
National Laboratories in 2000, this book presents the nonlocal PD differential operator and …

The present paper is the first comprehensive review of the integration of phase change
materials in building walls. Many considerations are discussed in this paper including …

This book introduces the fundamental concepts of inverse heat transfer problems. It presents
in detail the basic steps of four techniques of inverse heat transfer protocol, as a parameter …

Finite Difference Methods in Heat Transfer, Second Edition focuses on finite difference
methods and their application to the solution of heat transfer problems. Such methods are …

The major methods of mathematical modelling of solidification and melting problems are
reviewed in this paper. Different analytical methods, nowadays still used as standard …

This paper presents the results of a numerical and experimental investigation realized on
finned tubes with the objective of using them in thermal storage systems. The model is …

The use of phase change materials (PCMs) for short-term heat storage in direct-gain passive
solar applications is discussed. Approximate formulae are presented for optimum phase …

In recent years, phase change materials have played an important role in the field of energy
storage because of their flexibility and high efficiency in energy storage and release …