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Review on thermal energy storage with phase change: materials, heat transfer analysis and applications
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In this paper, a review of the history of thermal energy storage with solid-liquid phase change has been carried out and three aspects have been the focus of this review: materials, heat transfer and applications.About:
This article is published in Applied Thermal Engineering.The article was published on 2003-02-01. It has received 4019 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Heat transfer & Thermal energy storage.read more
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Transient performance of a PCM-based heat sink with high aspect-ratio carbon nanofillers
Li-Wu Fan,Li-Wu Fan,Zi-Qin Zhu,Yi Zeng,Yu-Qi Xiao,Xueling Liu,Yu-Yue Wu,Qing Ding,Zi-Tao Yu,Kefa Cen +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of using composite phase change materials (PCMs) filled with high aspect-ratio carbon nanofillers on the transient performance of a thermal energy storage (TES)-based heat sink was investigated experimentally under pulsed heat loads of various powers.
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Enhancement of latent heat storage in a rectangular cavity: Solar water heater case study
TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental study of a storage system using paraffin as phase change material (PCM) has been done, which takes the form of two rectangular cavities incorporating behind the absorber of a flat plat solar collector.
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Material selection and testing for thermal energy storage in solar cooling
TL;DR: In this article, a thermal energy storage (TES) system using phase change materials (PCM) for solar cooling applications was designed and built at the University of Lleida (Spain).
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A CFD modeling and investigation of a packed bed of high temperature phase change materials (PCMs) with different layer configurations
TL;DR: In this article, the discharge performance of a packed bed filled with multi layers of high temperature encapsulated PCMs through a CFD modeling via Comsol multi-physics software is investigated.
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Thermal energy storage characteristics of poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride)-graft-PEG as polymeric solid–solid phase change materials
TL;DR: In this article, a polymeric solid-solid phase change materials (S-SPCMs) were synthesized for passive solar heating and cooling applications and the latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) was measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
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Low temperature latent heat thermal energy storage: Heat storage materials
TL;DR: In this article, the melting and freezing behavior of various heat-of-fusion storage materials is investigated using the techniques of Thermal Analysis and Differential Scanning Calorimetry.
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Thermal Energy Storage: Systems and Applications
Ibrahim Dincer,Marc A. Rosen +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of thermal energy storage systems and their application in the context of thermal engineering, including thermal transfer with phase change in simple and complex geometries.
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Review on sustainable thermal energy storage technologies, Part I: heat storage materials and techniques
TL;DR: In this article, the development of available thermal energy storage (TES) technologies and their individual pros and cons for space and water heating applications are reviewed and compared for low temperature applications, where water is used as a storage medium.
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Handbook of Numerical Heat Transfer
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive presentation of numerical methods suitable for the analysis of various heat transverse and fluid flow problems that occur in research, practice, and university instruction is given.
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Paraffin/porous-graphite-matrix composite as a high and constant power thermal storage material
TL;DR: In this article, a supported phase change material (PCM) made of paraffin impregnated by capillary forces in a compressed expansed natural graphite (CENG) matrix is presented.