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Applications of coupling thermosyphons with phase change materials: A review
Wei Zhong,Wenhui Ji +1 more
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This review documents applications of coupling TSs and PCMs, general design procedures, and numerical analysis of heat transfer for the systems based on the thermal network approach to reveal the potential advantages of the integration of TSs with PCMs.About:
This article is published in Energy and Buildings.The article was published on 2021-02-15. It has received 10 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thermal energy storage & Heat transfer.read more
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Effect of fin number on the melting phase change in a horizontal finned shell-and-tube thermal energy storage unit
TL;DR: In this article , a two-dimensional numerical model is established and validated through comparing with experimental data in literature to study the enhanced heat transfer of adding longitudinal fins in a horizontal shell-and-tube heat storage unit.
The thermal performance of an ethanol solar still with fin plate to increase productivity
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented an indoor experiment on developing a mathematical model for predicting the productivity of an ethanol solar still of basin type, which was integrated with a set of fin-plate fitting in the still basin for distillation of a 10%v/v alcohol solution.
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Heat transfer performance of a finned shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage unit in the presence of thermal radiation
Zuguo Shen,Shuai Chen,Ben Chen +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a numerical analysis on the heat transfer performance of finned shell-and-tube thermal energy storage (LHTES) units was conducted where the influence characteristics and mechanism of thermal radiation were particularly emphasized.
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Experimental investigation on thermosyphon aid phase change material heat exchanger for electronic cooling applications
K. Gopi Kannan,R. Kamatchi +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, cooling of electronic modules is experimentally investigated using a thermosyphon aid phase change material (PCM) heat exchanger with different thermic fluids such as n-hexane, benzene and DI water respectively.
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A sub-continuous lattice Boltzmann simulation for nanofluid cooling of concentrated photovoltaic thermal receivers
TL;DR: In this paper , the performance of a concentrated photovoltaic thermal (CPVT) receiver was simulated by a sub-continuous lattice Boltzmann model with the effective thermal conductivity (ETC) and the effective viscosity (EV) nonlinearly related to both nanoparticle concentration and size.
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Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials and applications
TL;DR: The use of a latent heat storage system using phase change materials (PCMs) is an effective way of storing thermal energy and has the advantages of high energy storage density and the isothermal nature of the storage process.
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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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A review on phase change energy storage: materials and applications
TL;DR: 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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Renewable energy resources: Current status, future prospects and their enabling technology
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present how renewable energy resources are currently being used, scientific developments to improve their use, their future prospects, and their deployment, and represent the impact of power electronics and smart grid technologies that can enable the proportionate share of renewable resources.
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Heat Pipe Science And Technology
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a detailed analysis of non-conventional heat pipe properties, including variable conductance heat pipes, and their properties in terms of heat transfer and mass transfer.