Nowadays, debates addressing climate change, fossil fuels depletion and energy security
highlight the need for a more sustainable built environment in order to reduce energy …

In this document a review of three active as well as ten passive cooling methods suitable for
residential buildings is carried out. The review firstly addresses how the various …

In the present study, the phase change behavior of prepared novel composites of palmitic
acid and solid nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO 2) for thermal energy storage has been …

Interest in phase change material emulsions (PCMEs) as advanced thermal storage and
heat transfer media is growing and this is leading to an increase in the number of articles on …

Phase change material emulsion (PCME) is a latent functionally thermal fluid prepared by
dispersing a phase change material into a carrier fluid with the aid of surfactants. The PCME …

This study was to develop stable phase change material (PCM)-water nano-emulsions with
low supercooling and low viscosity using two-surfactant mixtures by the phase inversion …

Human society as well as fast growth community caused energy demand increment, which
leads to fossil sources shortage and environment pollution. Major portion of energy is …

Graphite nanoparticles used as a nucleating agent have been dispersed into a phase
change emulsion containing 30 wt% of OP10E, aiming at eliminating its supercooling and …

Phase change emulsion (PCE) is a kind of two-phase heat transfer fluid with phase change
material (PCM) dispersed in carrier fluid. It has received intensive attractions in recent years …

A novel nano phase change material emulsion (NPCE) with low supercooling and high
thermal conductivity was prepared by sonication method. N-octadecane was employed as …