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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.About:
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.read more
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Effect of nanoparticles on heat capacity of nanofluids based on molten salts as PCM for thermal energy storage
TL;DR: This research shows that the addition of silica-alumina nanoparticles has a significant potential for enhancing the thermal storage characteristics of the NaNO3-KNO3 binary salt.
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Review of mathematical modeling on latent heat thermal energy storage systems using phase-change material
TL;DR: In this article, two types of models are mainly discussed, on the basis of first law and second law of thermodynamics, and their important characteristics of different models and their assumptions used are presented and discussed, the experimental validation of some models are also presented.
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An experimental and numerical investigation of heat transfer during technical grade paraffin melting and solidification in a shell-and-tube latent thermal energy storage unit
TL;DR: In this article, an experimental and numerical investigation of transient forced convective heat transfer between the heat transfer fluid (HTF) with moderate Prandtl numbers and the tube wall, heat conduction through the wall and solid-liquid phase change of the phase change material (PCM), based on the enthalpy formulation, has been presented.
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Preparation, thermal properties and thermal reliability of microencapsulated n-eicosane as novel phase change material for thermal energy storage
TL;DR: In this article, the authors deal with preparation, characterization, thermal properties and thermal reliability of n- eicosane microcapsules as novel phase change material (PCM) for thermal energy storage.
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Emerging Applications of Phase- Change Materials ( PCMs): Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
TL;DR: An array of aspects related to the compositions, preparations, and emerging applications of PCMs are presented.
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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
Ibrahim Dincer,Marc A. Rosen +1 more
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.