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 …

Influence of operational and design parameters on the performance of a PCM based heat exchanger for thermal energy storage–A review

L Kalapala, JK Devanuri - Journal of Energy Storage, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage using phase change materials (PCM) proved to be a promising
technology because of its relative advantages over the other types of energy storage …

Thermal performance evaluation of non-uniform fin array in a finned double-pipe latent heat storage system

A Shahsavar, A Goodarzi, HI Mohammed… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper aims to evaluate the effects of fin arrangement in a vertical finned double-pipe
latent heat storage system based on the locations, thickness and diameter of the fins in …

Composite metal foam/PCM energy store design for dwelling space air heating

PT Sardari, D Grant, D Giddings, GS Walker… - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this numerical study is to develop a latent heat storage (LHS) air heater in
both charging and discharging processes to find the geometrical and operating conditions …

Discharge of a composite metal foam/phase change material to air heat exchanger for a domestic thermal storage unit

PT Sardari, D Giddings, D Grant, M Gillott, GS Walker - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the discharging mechanism in a PCM (phase change material) to air
heat exchanger for the purpose of space heating using a composite of copper foam and …

Solidification of a nano-enhanced phase change material (NePCM) in a double elliptical latent heat storage unit with wavy inner tubes

M Eisapour, AH Eisapour, AH Shafaghat… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This work investigates an optimal model of the heat recovery from a double elliptical latent
heat storage system using wavy inner tubes and nano-enhanced phase change material …

Annulus eccentricity optimisation of a phase-change material (PCM) horizontal double-pipe thermal energy store

MR Kadivar, MA Moghimi, P Sapin… - Journal of Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The application of phase-change materials (PCMs) has received significant interest for use
in thermal energy storage (TES) systems that can adjust the mismatch between the energy …

A new design to enhance the conductive and convective heat transfer of latent heat thermal energy storage units

AH Eisapour, AH Shafaghat, HI Mohammed… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The gap between the existing energy demand and supply is of immense significance
worldwide, suggesting the need to develop highly effective storage technologies. This study …

Numerical modelling of phase change material melting process embedded in porous media: Effect of heat storage size

P Talebizadeh Sardari, GS Walker… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this paper is to study the influence of enclosure size in latent heat thermal energy
storage systems embedded in a porous medium for domestic usage of latent heat thermal …

Performance evaluation of melting/solidification mechanism in a variable wave-length wavy channel double-tube latent heat storage system

A Shahsavar, J Khosravi, HI Mohammed… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage and recovery in a double-pipe latent heat storage (LHS) system
with variable wave-length wavy channels were examined. The presence of wavy channels …