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M.Y. Abdelsalam
Bio: M.Y. Abdelsalam is an academic researcher from McMaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Heat exchanger & Thermal energy storage. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 76 citations.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a numerical model is developed and validated to simulate the performance of sensible energy storage (water tank) and hybrid energy storage integrated into solar domestic hot water (DHW) system.
72 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of the volume fraction and spacing between the modules on the heat transfer characteristics as well as the charging rate of a modular thermal energy storage tanks containing water with submerged Phase Change Materials (PCMs) using a constant temperature coil heat exchanger was numerically investigated.
37 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a numerical model is developed and experimentally validated to simulate the performance of TEG-integrated heat exchangers, which is suitable for low temperature commercial applications.
19 citations
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors presented a framework through which the potential of artificial neural network (ANN) modeling of a hybrid solar thermal storage system involving phase change materials is extensively investigated.
14 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a simplified physics-based numerical model of the heat transfer and phase change in the thermal storage tank is proposed, which discretizes the storage tank one-dimensionally into three fully-mixed control volumes; two control volumes surrounding the immersed coil heat exchangers and one control volume in the middle of the tank including the PCM modules.
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01 Jan 1977
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of storage capacity, storage unit heat transfer characteristics, collector area and location on the system performance are investigated for systems utilizing sodium sulfate decahydrate and paraffin wax as storage media.
Abstract: Models describing the transient behavior of phase-change energy storage (PCES) units are presented. Simulation techniques are used in conjunction with these models to determine the performance of solar heating systems utilizing PCES. Both air-based and liquid-based systems are investigated. The effects of storage capacity, storage unit heat transfer characteristics, collector area and location on the system performance are investigated for systems utilizing sodium sulfate decahydrate and paraffin wax as storage media. Optimum ranges of storage sizes are recommended on the basis of systems' thermal performance. Comparison is made between systems utilizing PCES and those using sensible heat storage, viz. rock beds in air-based systems and water tanks in liquid-based systems. The variation of the solar supplied fraction of load with storage size and collector area is given for systems utilizing both types of storage. The effects of location and collector energy loss coefficient on the relative performance of PCES and sensible heat storage are also investigated.
174 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a literature review focuses on the different developments of phase change materials (PCMs) and their implementation in solar water collectors (SWCs) storage tanks, such as, multi-storage tank with cascaded PCM, packed bed storage units, and other innovative storage tank designs.
119 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a form-stable, reversible cross-linked polyurethane phase-change materials composites (DPCM-x) with excellent recyclability, outstanding self-healing ability and superior photo-thermal conversion efficiency were fabricated.
108 citations