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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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Microencapsulation of eutectic and hyper-eutectic Al-Si alloy as phase change materials for high-temperature thermal energy storage

TL;DR: In this paper, micro-encapsulated phase change materials (MEPCMs) were developed from Al-Si alloys, in which four kinds of AlSi microspheres with different AlSi compositions were encapsulated by two facile steps for controlling heat storage property.
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Characterization and thermal properties of a shape-stable Na2CO3-K2CO3/coal fly ash/expanded graphite composite phase change materials for high-temperature thermal energy storage

TL;DR: In this paper, a shape-stable Na2CO3-K 2CO3/coal fly ash (CFA)/expanded graphite (EG) composite phase change material (PCM) for high-temperature thermal energy storage was developed successfully.
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Diverting phase transition of high-melting-point stearic acid to room temperature by microencapsulation in boehmite

TL;DR: In this paper, a microemulsion with metastable interface is adopted for in situ synthesis of sphere-like structure stearic acid (SA)@boehmite (γ-AlOOH) microcapsules.
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Modelling and experimental validation of a fluidized bed based CO2 hydrate cold storage system

TL;DR: In this paper, a numerical and experimental investigation is carried out for a shell-and-tube fluidized bed heat exchanger, combined with a hydrate slurry storage vessel, for a CO2 hydrate cold storage system.
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Analysis of the effects of use of thermal energy storage device (TESD) in solar air heater

TL;DR: In this article, a thermal energy storage device (TESD) is manufactured and incorporated in solar air heater and experiments were carried out to compare the solar air heaters with and without TESD to evaluate various parameters such as output temperature and pressure drop.
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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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