Solidification enhancement of phase change materials using fins and nanoparticles in a triplex-tube thermal energy storage unit: Recent advances and development

FL Rashid, M Eisapour, RK Ibrahem… - … Communications in Heat …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although phase change materials are significant for heat storage, the fundamental issue
with energy storage is their poor heat conductivity. Three scenarios have been widely …

PCM, nano/microencapsulation and slurries: A review of fundamentals, categories, fabrication, numerical models and applications

K Ghasemi, S Tasnim, S Mahmud - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable energy is among the ever-increasing concerns in modern society. In this regard,
thermal energy storage (TES) working based on latent heat has shown great potential by …

Experimental and numerical analysis of a grooved hybrid photovoltaic-thermal solar drying system

AD Tuncer, A Khanlari, F Afshari, A Sözen… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) systems are sustainable applications that allows to produce
thermal and electrical energies simultaneously. In this work, a sustainable solar drying …

Strategies for phase change material application in latent heat thermal energy storage enhancement: Status and prospect

D Ghosh, J Ghose, P Datta, P Kumari, S Paul - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of phase change materials (PCMs) has enormous potential to store thermal energy
from a low-temperature heat source as well as from waste heat as latent heat. The amount of …

Review on the thermal property enhancement of inorganic salt hydrate phase change materials

X Man, H Lu, Q Xu, C Wang, Z Ling - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
Inorganic salt hydrates in phase change materials (PCM) are important modern materials for
latent heat storage at low temperatures (below 120° C), which is conducive for the efficient …

A numerical investigation of a heat transfer augmentation finned pear-shaped thermal energy storage system with nano-enhanced phase change materials

AM Saeed, A Abderrahmane, NAA Qasem… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage using latent heat and phase change materials is a frequently
utilized technique in energy storage systems. It is critical to search for various thermal …

On the thermal performance of evacuated tube solar collector integrated with phase change material

H Olfian, SSM Ajarostaghi, M Ebrahimnataj… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of present work is to analyze a U-type of evacuated tube solar collector in which
phase change material (PCM) is employed to store surplus solar energy in daytime and …

Geometry modification of a vertical shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage system using a framed structure with different undulated shapes for the phase …

NB Khedher, N Biswas, H Togun, HI Mohammed… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to modify the melting performance of a vertical latent heat double-pipe heat
exchanger by geometry modification of the phase change material (PCM) container. To …

Phase change material applied in solar heating for buildings: A review

X Qiao, X Kong, M Fan - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
Given the imminent energy depletion status, solar energy has drawn sufficient attraction from
the researchers. In the building section, the solar heating possesses a significant potential …

[HTML][HTML] Proposing novel “L” shaped fin to boost the melting performance of a vertical PCM enclosure

G Wang, L Feng, M Altanji, K Sharma… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Vertical PCM enclosures are widely used in different applications. The weak heat
conduction in these systems is their main deficiency. In present work, the “L” shaped fin was …