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A review on phase change energy storage: materials and applications

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In this paper, a review of the phase change materials (PCM) and their application in energy storage is presented, where the main advantages of encapsulation are providing large heat transfer area, reduction of the PCMs reactivity towards the outside environment and controlling the changes in volume of the storage materials as phase change occurs.
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This article is published in Energy Conversion and Management.The article was published on 2004-06-01. It has received 2636 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thermal energy storage & Energy storage.

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Thermal analysis by DSC of Phase Change Materials, study of the damage effect

TL;DR: In this article, an experimental study of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) by DSC and focusing particularly on the influence of PCMs damage on their thermodynamic properties was conducted.
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Do grey infrastructures always elevate urban temperature? No, utilizing grey infrastructures to mitigate urban heat island effects

TL;DR: In this paper, a framework to guide grey infrastructures' applications is proposed, where albedo change, heat storage and heat harvesting are predominated cooling techniques of GREIs, and it is found that there are more options for applying GREIs on roofs than pavements and walls.
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A novel calcium chloride hexahydrate-based deep eutectic solvent as a phase change materials

TL;DR: In this article, a new type III DESs based on choline chloride as a quaternary ammonium salt (QAS) and calcium chloride hexahydrate as a hydrated salt were introduced.
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Fabrication and characterization of electrospun SiO2 nanofibers absorbed with fatty acid eutectics for thermal energy storage/retrieval

TL;DR: In this article, an electrospun SiO2 nanofibrous mat with fatty acid eutectics was used to fabricate form-stable phase change materials (PCMs) for storage and retrieval of thermal energy.
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Influences of expanded graphite on structural morphology and thermal performance of composite phase change materials consisting of fatty acid eutectics and electrospun PA6 nanofibrous mats

TL;DR: In this article, three fatty acid eutectics of capric acid (CA), lauric acid (LA), and stearic acid were investigated as model phase change materials (PCMs); for comparison, the individual fatty acid of CA was also studied.
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Review on thermal energy storage with phase change: materials, heat transfer analysis and applications

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the history of thermal energy storage with solid-liquid phase change has been carried out and three aspects have been the focus of this review: materials, heat transfer and applications.
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Low temperature latent heat thermal energy storage: Heat storage materials

TL;DR: In this article, the melting and freezing behavior of various heat-of-fusion storage materials is investigated using the techniques of Thermal Analysis and Differential Scanning Calorimetry.
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Thermal Energy Storage: Systems and Applications

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of thermal energy storage systems and their application in the context of thermal engineering, including thermal transfer with phase change in simple and complex geometries.
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Review on sustainable thermal energy storage technologies, Part I: heat storage materials and techniques

TL;DR: In this article, the development of available thermal energy storage (TES) technologies and their individual pros and cons for space and water heating applications are reviewed and compared for low temperature applications, where water is used as a storage medium.
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