Melting heat transfer characteristics of a composite phase change material fabricated by paraffin and metal foam
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In this paper, the phase change heat transfer characteristics of composite phase change material (PCM) were investigated, and the experimental results were compared with the numerical results obtained by the two-temperature energy model.About:
This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 2017-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 340 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Heat transfer & Phase-change material.read more
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Experimental investigation on paraffin melting in high porosity copper foam under centrifugal accelerations
TL;DR: In this paper, the phase change materials (PCM) melting characteristics under different centrifugal accelerations were explored, and an experimental apparatus was developed on a centrifuge, and the evolution of the solid-liquid interface and temperature distribution of composite PCM was obtained.
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Experimental investigation on the heat transfer enhancement in a novel latent heat thermal storage equipment
TL;DR: In this article, a novel and compact LHTES equipment which is integrated with several parallel U-tube rectangular heat storage units (HSUs) has been developed and investigated experimentally.
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Modeling of PCM-based enhanced latent heat storage systems using a phase-field-porous media approach
TL;DR: In this article, a numerical study of latent heat storage systems, based on phase-change materials (PCMs) with various heat transfer enhancement techniques, is presented, where three alternative systems are considered: (1) a PCM-saturated open-celled metallic foam, (2) multiple immiscible PCM constituents with different melting temperatures and (3) PCM storage system with energy exchange enhancement using highly conductive fins.
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Bamboo derived SiC ceramics-phase change composites for efficient, rapid, and compact solar thermal energy storage
Xianglei Liu,Meng Chen,Qiao Xu,Ke Gao,Chunzhuo Dang,Ping Li,Qingyang Luo,Hangbin Zheng,Chao Song,Yang Tian,Haichen Yao,Yi Jin,Yimin Xuan,Yulong Ding +13 more
TL;DR: In this article , a high performance solar thermal energy storage benefits from continuous thermal conductive channels and excellent solar absorptance of BSiC/PCMs composites is presented.
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Silver nanoparticles for enhanced thermal energy storage of phase change materials
TL;DR: In this article, the experimental investigation on the impact of silver nanoparticles for the increased thermal energy storage of phase change materials was conducted and the results from the experiments showed that the addition of nanoparticles in paraffin wax lowers the melting and solidification temperatures of phase-change materials.
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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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A review on energy conservation in building applications with thermal storage by latent heat using phase change materials
Amar M. Khudhair,Mohammed Farid +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, phase change materials (PCMs) are used to capture solar energy directly and increase human comfort by decreasing the frequency of internal air temperature swings and maintaining the temperature closer to the desired temperature for a longer period of time.
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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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Heat transfer characteristics of thermal energy storage system using PCM capsules: A review
TL;DR: In this article, a review of available latent heat thermal energy storage technologies is presented, including material, encapsulation, heat transfer, applications and new phase change material (PCM) technology innovation.
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