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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Thermal and morphological study of paraffin/SEBS/expanded graphite composite phase change material for thermal energy storage
TL;DR: In this article , a leakage-proof shape-stable phase change material (SPCM) has been prepared by impregnating paraffin into the network of polystyrene-b-poly(ethylene-ran-butylene)-b-Polystyrene (SEBS) tri-block copolymer.
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Experimental Study on Heat Transfer Performance of Vacuum Tube Heat Collector with Thermal Storage
TL;DR: In this paper, a novel vacuum tube heat collector with thermal storage was proposed, where radial metal fins were added to the U-tube which is used as the heat transfer channel of water and the heat collector model was designed to be larger than the general collector and filled with the phase change materials (PCMs).
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A systematic review of metal foam and heat pipe enhancement in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage system
TL;DR: In this paper , a bibliometric analysis and review study was designed to examine the well-established field of research in HP PCM and metal foam PCM, and use it to identify the gaps in research and potential studies in its promising hybrid, HP-MF PCM.
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A numerical investigation of heat transfer process in paraffin/ethylene-vinyl acetate/graphene aerogel ternary composite
Xu Liu,Wenbin Yang,Zhicheng Feng,Yongsheng Li,Fangfang He,Jinghui Fan,Renchao Wang,Kai Zhang,Hongjian Yan,Hongjian Yan +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the melting and solidification heat transfer characteristics of different paraffin/ethylene-vinyl acetate/graphene aerogel (Pa/EVA/GA) composites were predicted by the volume-averaged method.
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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
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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
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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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