Heat transfer enhancement of phase change materials embedded with metal foam for thermal energy storage: a review

W Cui, T Si, X Li, X Li, L Lu, T Ma, Q Wang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) have been considered suitable energy materials to
address the mismatch between energy demand and supply to improve the utilization …

Medium-and high-temperature latent and thermochemical heat storage using metals and metallic compounds as heat storage media: A technical review

Y Zhao, CY Zhao, CN Markides, H Wang, W Li - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Latent and thermochemical heat storage technologies are receiving increased attention due
to their important role in addressing the challenges of variable renewable energy generation …

Solidification enhancement of PCM in a triplex-tube thermal energy storage system with nanoparticles and fins

JM Mahdi, EC Nsofor - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This study is on the application of nanoparticles and fins for improved phase change
material (PCM) solidification in a heat exchanger. A major challenge in using PCMs is their …

Thermal energy storage performance of a three-PCM cascade tank in a high-temperature packed bed system

Q Mao, Y Zhang - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar storage tanks are key to ensuring the high efficiency of concentrated solar power
plants, and phase change materials are the most important storage energy media …

Investigation of using multi-layer PCMs in the tubular heat exchanger with periodic heat transfer boundary condition

HM Sadeghi, M Babayan, A Chamkha - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020 - Elsevier
Storing and releasing thermal energy at an almost constant temperature is the benefit of
employing phase change materials, which makes them a useful material to reduce energy …

Review of the modeling approaches of phase change processes

T Zhang, D Huo, C Wang, Z Shi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, phase change materials have played an important role in the field of energy
storage because of their flexibility and high efficiency in energy storage and release …

Experimental studies on the supercooling and melting/freezing characteristics of nano-copper/sodium acetate trihydrate composite phase change materials

W Cui, Y Yuan, L Sun, X Cao, X Yang - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reports that Nano-copper (Nano-Cu), which possesses high thermal and
electrical conductivity, as an additive, can improve the supercooling properties of sodium …

Review on system and materials requirements for high temperature thermal energy storage. Part 1: General requirements

J Gasia, L Miró, LF Cabeza - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
High temperature thermal energy storage offers a huge energy saving potential in industrial
applications such as solar energy, automotive, heating and cooling, and industrial waste …

Radiant heating floors with PCM bands for thermal energy storage: A numerical analysis

B González, MM Prieto - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Radiant heating floors with phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage
(TES) represent an opportunity to achieve improvements in energy efficiency in buildings. In …

Three-dimensional simulation of high temperature latent heat thermal energy storage system assisted by finned heat pipes

S Tiari, S Qiu - Energy Conversion and Management, 2015 - Elsevier
The startup process of a high temperature latent heat thermal energy storage system
assisted by finned heat pipes was studied numerically. A transient three-dimensional finite …