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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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Performance enhancement of a Building-Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaic system using phase change material
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of phase change materials (PCM) on electrical parameters of low-concentration BICPV system via thermal regulation has been evaluated with an in-house designed and fabricated PCM containment, which showed an increase in relative electrical efficiency by 7.7% with PCM incorporation.
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Flow and heat transfer behaviors of phase change material slurries in a horizontal circular tube
TL;DR: In this paper, a simple heat transfer correlation equation was proposed that accurately predicts the local heat transfer coefficients of laminar phase change material (MPCM) slurry flow in a horizontal circular tube.
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Macroencapsulation and characterization of phase change materials for latent heat thermal energy storage systems
TL;DR: In this article, an innovative technique to encapsulate PCMs that melt in the 120-350°C temperature range is presented, which does not require a sacrificial layer to accommodate the volumetric expansion of the PCMs on melting.
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Performance of indirect through pass natural convective solar crop dryer with phase change thermal energy storage
Dilip Jain,Pratibha Tewari +1 more
TL;DR: A state-of-the-art solar crop dryer was developed with thermal energy storage to maintain continuity of drying of herbs for their color and flavour vulnerability in this article, which consists of flat plate solar collector, packed bed phase change energy storage, drying plenum with crop trays and natural ventilation system.
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Hyperbranched polyurethane as novel solid–solid phase change material for thermal energy storage
Qi Cao,Pengsheng Liu +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a series of novel hyperbranched polyurethane copolymer (HB-PUPCM) was used as a chain extender for polymeric solid-solid phase change heat storage material, and the phase transition behaviors and morphology of the HB was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMA), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), polarizing optical microscopy (POM), and tapping-mode atomic
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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.