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Experimental determination of the heat transfer and cold storage characteristics of a microencapsulated phase change material in a horizontal tank
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In this paper, the performance of a microencapsulated phase change material (in 45% w/w concentration) for low temperature thermal energy storage, suitable for air conditioning applications is studied.About:
This article is published in Energy Conversion and Management.The article was published on 2015-04-01. It has received 62 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Heat transfer coefficient & Phase-change material.read more
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Phase change material based cold thermal energy storage: Materials, techniques and applications – A review
C. Veerakumar,A. Sreekumar +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review on recent developments and the previous research studies on cold thermal energy storage using phase change materials (PCM) is presented, where commercially available PCMs having the potential to be used as material for cold energy storage are categorised and listed with their melting point and latent heat of fusion.
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Review on phase change materials for cold thermal energy storage applications
TL;DR: In this article, a review of phase change materials (PCMs) based thermal energy storage (TES) has been carried out for cold energy storage consisting of various liquid-solid low-temperature PCMs.
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Thermal conductivity measurement techniques for characterizing thermal energy storage materials – A review
Anabel Palacios,Lin Cong,Maria Elena Navarro,Yulong Ding,Camila Barreneche,Camila Barreneche +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review of thermal conductivity measurements used for thermal energy storage (TES) media is presented, and the results show that thermal properties are strongly linked to complex nano and micro scale materials structure.
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Effect of natural convection on melting performance of eccentric horizontal shell and tube latent heat storage unit
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of natural convection during melting process in eccentric horizontal shell and tube storage unit is investigated through experiment research and numerical simulation, where the temperature variations at different positions are measured.
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Dynamic simulation of an integrated solar-driven ejector based air conditioning system with PCM cold storage
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a dynamic model using the TRaNsient System Simulation program (TRNSYS) for the performance assessment of a solar-driven air conditioning system with integrated PCM cold storage.
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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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Review on phase change materials (PCMs) for cold thermal energy storage applications
TL;DR: In this article, a review of thermal energy storage (TES) for cold storage applications using solid liquid phase change materials has been carried out, focusing on different aspects: phase change material (PCM), encapsulation, heat transfer enhancement, and the effect of storage on food quality.
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The Overall Convective Heat Transfer from Smooth Circular Cylinders
TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that the error due to heat conduction to the supports is particularly important with natural convection, especially where the heat loss and the temperature rise of the cylinder are calculated from the voltage drop across it.
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Heat and cold storage with PCM: An up to date introduction into basics and applications
Harald Mehling,Luisa F. Cabeza +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the basic thermodynamics of thermal energy storage and solid-liquid phase change materials have been studied in the context of latent heat storages and their integration into systems.