A review and prospective of fin design to improve heat transfer performance of latent thermal energy storage

S Zhang, S Mancin, L Pu - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Latent Thermal Energy Storage (TES) has been widely recognized in the academic
community and regarded as one of the most promising technologies for heat storage. As one …

Heat transfer enhancement technology for fins in phase change energy storage

X Zhu, Y Li, Q Zhu - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
In the process of industrial waste heat recovery, phase change heat storage technology has
become one of the industry's most popular heat recovery technologies due to its high heat …

Employing spiral fins to improve the thermal performance of phase-change materials in shell-tube latent heat storage units

F He, R Bo, C Hu, X Meng, W Gao - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Adding metal fins to extend the heat transfer area is a viable and effective technology to
improve the poor thermal conductivity of Phase-Change Material (PCM). The annular fin is …

[HTML][HTML] Performance enhancement of phase change materials in triplex-tube latent heat energy storage system using novel fin configurations

P Yan, W Fan, Y Yang, H Ding, A Arshad, C Wen - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change material (PCM) has promising applications as an energy storage material in
thermal energy storage (TES) systems. However, the low thermal conductivity of PCM limits …

[HTML][HTML] Solidification performance improvement of phase change materials for latent heat thermal energy storage using novel branch-structured fins and …

J Zhang, Z Cao, S Huang, X Huang, Y Han, C Wen… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, we propose the combination of novel branch-structured fins and Al 2 O
3 nanoparticles to enhance the performance of a phase change material (PCM) during the …

Effect of filling height of metal foam on improving energy storage for a thermal storage tank

Y Li, Z Niu, X Gao, J Guo, X Yang, YL He - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Heat storage eliminates the imbalance of supply and demand for renewable energies. Metal
foam holds phase change materials (PCMs) inside the porous network through both …

[HTML][HTML] Leaf-vein bionic fin configurations for enhanced thermal energy storage performance of phase change materials in smart heating and cooling systems

P Yan, W Fan, Y Han, H Ding, C Wen, AFA Elbarghthi… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, we investigated the effect of different structures of a novel leaf vein
bionic fin and various arrangements in the tube on the complete melting time of phase …

Numerical investigation of the impact of toothed fins on the heat transfer performance of a shell-and-tube exchanger during phase change material melting process

Y Wu, HI Mohammed, S Chen, M Luo, Y Yu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The poor thermal conductivity of phase transition materials hampers the development of
latent heat energy storage devices. There is much scholarly interest in enhancing heat …

Impact of fin number and nanoparticle size on molten salt NanoPCM melting in finned annular space

BD Reddy, SVS Rahul, R Harish - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoenhanced phase change materials (NEPCMs) have attracted substantial interest in
recent times due to their enhanced thermal properties and improved rates of heat transfer …

Parametric investigation of charging and discharging performances of a cascaded packed bed thermal energy storage system

W Guo, Z He, A Mawire, P Zhang - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
The packed bed thermal energy storage (PBTES) system employing cascaded phase
change material (PCM) is useful for low-grade waste heat recovery and utilization. The …