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Recent advancements in PV cooling and efficiency enhancement integrating phase change materials based systems – A comprehensive review
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A review of melting and freezing processes of PCM/nano-PCM and their application in energy storage
Sara Rostami,Masoud Afrand,Amin Shahsavar,Mohsen Sheikholeslami,Rasool Kalbasi,Saeed Aghakhani,Mostafa Safdari Shadloo,Hakan F. Oztop +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a detailed illustration of phase change materials and their working principle, different types, and properties are provided, and a characteristic example of PCM in solar energy storage and the design of PCMs are reviewed and analyzed.
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Thermophysical properties and applications of nano-enhanced PCMs: An update review
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of nanoparticles on the most important thermophysical properties of phase change materials (PCMs) are discussed and the applications of nano-PCMs in the fields such as thermal energy storage (TES), thermal control unit (TCU), photovoltaic thermal thermal (PVT), solar still (SS), and building are examined.
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Introducing a novel heat sink comprising PCM and air - Adapted to electronic device thermal management
TL;DR: In this article, a hybrid heat sink with PCM and air potentials was introduced to neutralize the effects of the incoming heat flux to keep low the electronic device temperature, which can compete with air-cooled heat sinks with much higher convective heat transfer coefficient.
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Forced convection heat transfer of Nano-Encapsulated Phase Change Material (NEPCM) suspension in a mini-channel heatsink
TL;DR: In this article, nano-encapsulated phase change material (NEPCM) nanoparticles with particle sizes in the range of 250-350nm are synthesized and used as the working fluid for heat removal from a microchannel heatsink.
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Simultaneous Solar-Thermal Energy Harvesting and Storage via Shape Stabilized Salt Hydrate Phase Change Material
TL;DR: In this paper, a novel salt hydrate-based shape stabilized phase change materials (SSPCMs) were synthesized via incorporation of functionalized graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs).
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