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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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Electrospun nanofibers for energy and environmental applications
Bin Ding,Jianyong Yu +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the application of nanofibers in various energy applications, such as supercapacitors and phase change materials for thermal energy storage, as well as for air filtration and liquid filtering.
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Experiment study on the thermal properties of paraffin/kaolin thermal energy storage form-stable phase change materials
TL;DR: In this article, different particle sizes of kaolin were employed to incorporate paraffin via vacuum impregnation method, and the results showed that the composite with the largest particle size of K4 has the highest thermal conductivity (0.413 W/(m K) at 20°C) among the diverse composites.
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Study on preparation of montmorillonite-based composite phase change materials and their applications in thermal storage building materials
TL;DR: In this paper, three composite phase change materials (PCMs) were prepared by blending butyl stearate, dodecanol and RT20 with an organically modified montmorillonite (MMT), respectively.
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Lattice Boltzmann methods for multiphase flow and phase-change heat transfer
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the lattice Boltzmann (LB) method for thermofluids and energy applications, focusing on multiphase flows, thermal flows and thermal multi-phase flows with phase change, is provided in this paper.
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Critical review of latent heat storage systems for free cooling in buildings
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a comprehensive review on recent development on free cooling technologies incorporating latent heat storage and to shit lights on the most significant parameters affecting the performance of these materials in free cooling strategy.
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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.