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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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Effects of MWNTs on phase change enthalpy and thermal conductivity of a solid-liquid organic PCM
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of multwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) on the phase change enthalpy (ΔH) and the thermal conductivity (κ) of a solid-liquid phase change materials (PCM), palmitic acid (PA), have been investigated.
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A review on phase change material application in building
TL;DR: The results of this research show that phase change material application areas are mainly concentrated into four parts of north latitude from 20° to 60° and south latitude from 25° to 40°, and the use of paraffin is the broadest.
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A novel montmorillonite-based composite phase change material and its applications in thermal storage building materials
Xiaoming Fang,Zhengguo Zhang +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a novel composite phase change material (PCM) was prepared by blending an organic PCM with an organic modified montmorillonite, and the thermal characteristics of the composite PCM were close to those of the pure PCM.
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Influence of nanomaterials on properties of latent heat solar thermal energy storage materials – A review
G. Raam Dheep,A. Sreekumar +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review paper summarizes the numerous investigations on latent heat thermal energy storage using phase change materials (PCM) and its classification, properties, selection criteria, potential research areas and studies involved to analyze the thermal-physical properties of PCM.
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Numerical simulation of phase change material composite wallboard in a multi-layered building envelope
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors numerically studied the potential of phase change materials (PCM) on energy saving for residential homes and showed that PCM composite wallboard can reduce the energy consumption in summer and winter and can shift the peak electricity load in the summer.
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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.