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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Evaluation and optimisation of hybrid sensible-latent heat thermal energy storage unit with natural stones to enhance heat transfer
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TL;DR: In this paper , natural stones are used to enhance the heat transfer of phase change materials in a shell-and-tube unit, forming a hybrid sensible-latent heat storage configuration.
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Analysis of the thermal characteristics of the paraffin wax/high-density polyethylene (HDPE) composite as a form-stable phase change material (FSPCM) for thermal energy storage
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors focused on the form stability of paraffin as a phase change material (PCM) through the addition of high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
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Simulation for performance of energy storage unit with inclusion of nanoparticles in to paraffin within freezing process
TL;DR: In this paper , the paraffin has been mixed with CuO and homogenous material creates to enhance thermal behavior and the minimum time for freezing happens for first suggested configuration in existence of nanoparticles.
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Phase change heat transfer in a vertical metal foam-phase change material thermal energy storage heat dissipator
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Numerical instantiation of complex open-cell metal foam microstructure and evaluation of its thermal performance on the melting of composite phase change material
Wen.W. Liu,Yun-Qian Huang +1 more
TL;DR: In this article , the melting performance of paraffin-aluminum composite PCM with stochastic open-cell metal foam digitally synthesized with a novel numerical approach via an enthalpy-based double population lattice Boltzmann method was investigated.
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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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