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Experimental and numerical investigation of melting of NePCM inside an annular container under a constant heat flux including the effect of eccentricity
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In this article, the effect of nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCM) inside an annular cavity formed between two circular cylinders is investigated experimentally and numerically, where the inner cylindrical tube is subjected to a constant heat flux, while the outer shell is thermally insulated.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.The article was published on 2013-12-01. It has received 159 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Heat flux & Thermal conduction.read more
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Investigating the Effect of Heat Transfer Coefficient and the Heat Flux on the Thermal Performance of the PCM in the Heat Sink
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Enhancement of charging and discharging of phase change material in annular thermal energy storage unit by applying magnetic field
TL;DR: In this article , the application of the magnetic field of an electric current-carrying wire at the top or bottom of the annulus in order to induce a convection heat transfer in the nanoparticles-enhanced phase change material (NePCM) is presented.
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Design of a latent heat thermal energy storage system under simultaneous charging and discharging for solar domestic hot water applications
TL;DR: In this article , the design of horizontal shell-and-tube phase change materials (PCM) based LHTES systems capable of simultaneous charging and discharging in solar domestic hot water (SDHW) applications was investigated.
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Eccentricity analysis of annular multi-tube storage unit with phase change material
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Energy Storage Materials in Thermal Storage Applications
TL;DR: In this article, a broad range of applications of advanced energy storage materials in buildings, solar energy, waste heat recovery, seawater desalination, electronic cooling and photovoltaic thermal systems are discussed.
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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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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 conductivity enhancement of phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A review ☆
Li-Wu Fan,Jay M. Khodadadi +1 more
TL;DR: A review of experimental/computational studies to enhance the thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCM) that were conducted over many decades is presented in this paper, where the authors focus on studies that concern with positioning of fixed, stationary high conductivity inserts/structures.