Recent advances and impact of phase change materials on solar energy: A comprehensive review

S Sikiru, TL Oladosu, TI Amosa, SY Kolawole… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change metals (PCM) with high latent heat during the solid-liquid phase transition are
promising for thermal energy storage applications. However, popular PCM have low thermal …

Heat transfer enhancement of phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications: A critical review

NI Ibrahim, FA Al-Sulaiman, S Rahman… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

A review of performance enhancement of PCM based latent heat storage system within the context of materials, thermal stability and compatibility

Z Khan, Z Khan, A Ghafoor - Energy conversion and management, 2016 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCM) with their high thermal storage density at almost isothermal
conditions and their availability at wide range of phase transitions promote an effective …

Review on heat transfer analysis in thermal energy storage using latent heat storage systems and phase change materials

I Sarbu, A Dorca - International journal of energy research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Thermal energy storage (TES) is a technology that stocks thermal energy by heating or
cooling a storage medium so that the stored energy can be used later for heating and …

Geometric and design parameters of fins employed for enhancing thermal energy storage systems: a review

AM Abdulateef, S Mat, J Abdulateef, K Sopian… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The continuous increase in the level of green-house gas emissions and the depletion of
fossil‎ fuels are identified, as the major driving forces behind efforts to effectively utilize …

A comprehensive review on positive cold energy storage technologies and applications in air conditioning with phase change materials

SF Li, Z Liu, XJ Wang - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Cold energy storage technology using solid–liquid phase change materials plays a very
important role. Although many studies have covered applications of cold energy storage …

Applications of artificial neural networks for thermal analysis of heat exchangers–a review

M Mohanraj, S Jayaraj, C Muraleedharan - International Journal of Thermal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Artificial neural networks (ANN) have been widely used for thermal analysis of heat
exchangers during the last two decades. In this paper, the applications of ANN for thermal …

Phase change in multi-tube heat exchangers

M Esapour, MJ Hosseini, AA Ranjbar, Y Pahamli… - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, melting of a phase change material (PCM) in a multi-tube heat exchanger
(MTHX) is investigated. Water, as the heat transfer fluid (HTF), flows through the inner …

Experimental investigation of the effect of vibration on phase change material (PCM) based battery thermal management system

N Joshy, M Hajiyan, ARM Siddique, S Tasnim… - Journal of Power …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effect of vibration on a passive battery thermal management (BTM) system is
investigated. The BTM system includes phase change material (PCM) in an enclosure …

PCM thermal storage design in buildings: Experimental studies and applications to solaria in cold climates

F Guarino, A Athienitis, M Cellura, D Bastien - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
As energy availability and demand often do not match, thermal energy storage plays a
crucial role to take advantage of solar radiation in buildings: in particular, latent heat storage …