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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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Phase change performance of sodium acetate trihydrate with AlN nanoparticles and CMC

TL;DR: In this paper, AlN nanoparticles were proposed as the nucleating agent and carboxyl methyl cellulose (CMC) was selected as the thickener for SAT, and the phase change temperature and the latent heat of SAT were measured.
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Study on preparation and thermal properties of binary fatty acid/diatomite shape-stabilized phase change materials

TL;DR: In this article, a series of binary fatty acids composed by capric acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid and stearic acid for each other were prepared using the phase diagram thermal dynamics calculation method.
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Evaluation of ground-source heat pump combined latent heat storage system performance in greenhouse heating

TL;DR: In this article, a ground-source heat pump-phase change material (GSHP-PCM) latent heat storage system was developed to use natural energy, to the extent possible, for thermal environment control of the greenhouse.
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Paraffin wax mixtures as phase change materials

TL;DR: In this article, the phase change process of the binary mixture takes place over a temperature range and the temperature range depends on both the heating rate and the mixture composition, and the proposed study shows also that for the same concentration of tetradecane and using various heating rates, they will be able to predict the solidus and liquidus temperature of binary mixture from DSC curves.
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Solidification of a PCM with nanoparticles in triplex-tube thermal energy storage system

TL;DR: In this paper, a time-dependent simulation of the entire solidification process was carried out for different nanoparticle loadings under constant charging temperatures of the heat transfer fluid (HTF), and the results showed that dispersing alumina nanoparticles of volumetric concentrations of 3-8% results in total time saving between 8% and 20%.
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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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