Comprehensive review on cascaded latent heat storage technology: Recent advances and challenges

Y Shen, AR Mazhar, S Liu - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
Cascaded latent heat storage (CLHS) technology has been proven to have advantages in
improving the heat transfer rate and heat storage capacity. The objective of this study is to …

Multi-criteria evaluation and optimization of a novel thermodynamic cycle based on a wind farm, Kalina cycle and storage system: an effort to improve efficiency and …

L Zhu, F Zhang, Q Zhang, Y Chen… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although a liquid air energy storage system (LAESS) as a cutting-edge system can provide
higher energy density, no geographical limitation and relatively low overall cost compared to …

Sustainable energy progress via integration of thermal energy storage and other performance enhancement strategies in FPCs: a synergistic review

SK Pathak, T Tazmeen, K Chopra, VV Tyagi, S Anand… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Flat plate collectors (FPCs) are the leading solar thermal technology for low-medium range
temperature applications. However, their expansion in developing countries is still lacking …

Numerical assessment of a hybrid energy system based on solid oxide electrolyzer, solar energy and molten carbonate fuel cell for the generation of electrical energy …

S Wang, X Wu, S Jafarmadar, PK Singh… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, due to increasing energy requirements and special attention to the issue of
carbon, hydrogen fuel has become an efficient alternative to energy carriers. The aim of this …

Performance analysis of an integrated pumped-hydro and compressed-air energy storage system and solar organic Rankine cycle

M Marefati, M Mehrpooya, F Pourfayaz - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
This research presents the performance study of a new energy storage system, ie Pumped-
Hydro and Compressed-Air storage system, coupled with organic Rankine cycle (ORC) and …

Effect of unsteady heat source condition on thermal performance for cascaded latent heat storage packed bed

Q Mao, Y Zhang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The intermittency and fluctuations of heat sources such as solar energy and industrial waste
heat have a significant impact on the thermal properties of thermal energy storage systems …

Numerical energy and exergy evaluation for a multiple-layer latent heat storage unit enhanced with nanoparticles under different seasons

C Zhang, Z Ma, Z Qu, H Xu, Q Yang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Latent heat thermal energy storage unit alleviates the mismatch between energy supply and
demand. However, the sole melting temperature of a phase change material in a single …

Experimental analysis of a fin-enhanced three-tube-shell cascaded latent heat storage system

Y Shen, P Zhang, AR Mazhar, H Chen, S Liu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The charging behavior of low-temperature cascaded latent heat storage (CLHS) has been a
major research gap. In order to overcome the low thermal conductivity of organic phase …

Effect of steady-state and unstable-state inlet boundary on the thermal performance of packed-bed latent heat storage system integrated with concentrating solar …

W Wang, Y Shuai, J Qiu, X He, Y Hou - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The real-time change of solar radiation intensity leads to the instability of the outlet
temperature of the collector, which has an important influence on the thermal performance of …

Effect of variable capsule size on energy storage performances in a high-temperature three-layered packed bed system

Q Mao, W Cao - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
To optimize the performance of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, packed bed with
multiple phase change layers of spheres encapsulated by different phase change materials …