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 …

Potential of phase change materials and their effective use in solar thermal applications: A critical review

V Goel, A Saxena, M Kumar, A Thakur… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Potential of the thermal energy storage materials especially phase change materials (PCM)
is great support to the thermal systems for their performance enhancement especially for …

Investigation and optimization of solidification performance of a triplex-tube latent heat thermal energy storage system by rotational mechanism

X Huang, F Li, T Xiao, J Guo, F Wang, X Gao, X Yang… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, the rotation mechanism is applied to a triplex-tube latent heat thermal energy
storage system for the first time. Numerical simulation is used to study the effect of rotation …

[HTML][HTML] Application and analysis of flip mechanism in the melting process of a triplex-tube latent heat energy storage unit

F Li, X Huang, Y Li, L Lu, X Meng, X Yang, B Sundén - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to improve the characteristics of uneven melting in the melting process of the
horizontal latent heat energy storage system, the triplex-tube latent heat energy storage unit …

Optimization of melting performance of a heat storage tank under rotation conditions: Based on taguchi design and response surface method

X Huang, F Li, Y Li, X Meng, X Yang, B Sundén - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The melting performance of a rotating triplex-tube latent heat thermal energy storage unit is
studied by numerical simulation method. The Taguchi design and response surface method …

Numerical modeling of energy storage unit during freezing of paraffin utilizing Al2O3 nanoparticles and Y-shape fin

Y Qin - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
Freezing process inside an annulus zone was reported numerically in this article. The
domain is filled with paraffin (T m= 82° C) and for improving thermal features, nanoparticles …

Nanoparticles for phase change process of water utilizing FEM

PY Xiong, A Almarashi, HA Dhahad, WH Alawee… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Variations of needed time for full solidification with impose of fins and various sizes of
nanoparticles is main goal of current article. Not only the needed time values but also …

Novel approaches and recent developments on potential applications of phase change materials in solar energy

AK Pandey, MS Hossain, VV Tyagi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) can be applied to several different solar energy systems for
the extended heat energy storage which is quite useful as the solar energy is intermittent in …

Hybrid heat transfer enhancement for latent-heat thermal energy storage systems: A review

JM Mahdi, S Lohrasbi, EC Nsofor - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2019 - Elsevier
The potential of phase-change materials (PCMs) for application in the fields of thermal
energy storage and thermal management is well recognized, due to their remarkable energy …

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 …