Phase change materials for thermal energy storage

Review of passive PCM latent heat thermal energy storage systems towards buildings’ energy efficiency

Energy storage: Applications and challenges

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 at a later time for heating and cooling applications and power generation TES systems are used particularly in buildings and in industrial processes This paper is focused on TES technologies that provide a way of valorizing solar heat and reducing the energy demand of buildings The principles of several energy storage methods and calculation of storage capacities are described Sensible heat storage technologies, including water tank, underground, and packed-bed storage methods, are briefly reviewed Additionally, latent-heat storage systems associated with phase-change materials for use in solar heating/cooling of buildings, solar water heating, heat-pump systems, and concentrating solar power plants as well as thermo-chemical storage are discussed Finally, cool thermal energy storage is also briefly reviewed and outstanding information on the performance and costs of TES systems are included

A Comprehensive Review of Thermal Energy Storage

Thermal energy storage: Recent developments and practical aspects

Phase change materials (PCM) in the form of slurries have had an increasingly important role as heat transfer fluids and as thermal energy storage media. Although it is a recent technology in the field of thermal energy storage with phase change materials, the volume of literature begins to be significant. This investigation carries out a compilation of information on two latent thermal fluids: PCM emulsions and microencapsulated PCM slurries (mPCM slurries). This review presents tables containing information on the different PCM emulsions and mPCM slurries studied by different researchers, as well as commercially available products. Thermophysical and rheological properties are analyzed, making a special effort to analyze heat transfer phenomena, concluding with the enumeration of application examples available in literature.

Review on phase change material emulsions and microencapsulated phase change material slurries: Materials, heat transfer studies and applications

Modeling a radiant floor system with Phase Change Material (PCM) integrated into a building simulation tool: Analysis of a case study of a floor heating system coupled to a heat pump

Experimental analysis of a microencapsulated PCM slurry as thermal storage system and as heat transfer fluid in laminar flow

Experimental analysis of a low cost phase change material emulsion for its use as thermal storage system

Uncertainty propagation and sensitivity analysis of thermo-physical properties of phase change materials (PCM) in the energy demand calculations of a test cell with passive latent thermal storage

Javier Mazo

Papers

Review on phase change material emulsions and microencapsulated phase change material slurries: Materials, heat transfer studies and applications

Modeling a radiant floor system with Phase Change Material (PCM) integrated into a building simulation tool: Analysis of a case study of a floor heating system coupled to a heat pump

Experimental analysis of a microencapsulated PCM slurry as thermal storage system and as heat transfer fluid in laminar flow

Experimental analysis of a low cost phase change material emulsion for its use as thermal storage system

Uncertainty propagation and sensitivity analysis of thermo-physical properties of phase change materials (PCM) in the energy demand calculations of a test cell with passive latent thermal storage