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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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Simulation of melting of a nano-enhanced phase change material (NePCM) in a square cavity with two heat source–sink pairs
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the melting of a NePCM in a square cavity with different arrangements of two heat source-sink pairs flush-mounted on the vertical sidewalls.
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Effect of a low cost parabolic reflector on the charging efficiency of an evacuated tube collector/storage system with a PCM
Piotr Feliński,Robert Sekret +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a phase change material (PCM) was used to store thermal energy directly within a heat pipe evacuated tube collector equipped with a compound parabolic concentrator (CPC).
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A review of phase change materials in asphalt binder and asphalt mixture
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of directly incorporated phase change materials and composite ones on the properties of asphalt binder and asphalt mixture were described, and they showed that directly incorporated PCMs play a role in thermoregulation.
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Constructal design of horizontal fins to improve the performance of phase change material rectangular enclosures
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of adding horizontal fins to improve the efficiency of a heat sink was investigated and the required time for the maximum temperature of the heat sink to reach its critical value was maximized invoking constructal theory.
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Fabrication of polyethylene glycol/polyvinylidene fluoride core/shell nanofibers via melt electrospinning and their characteristics
TL;DR: In this article, polyethylene glycol (PEG)/polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) core/shell nanofibers were fabricated using coaxial electrospinning.
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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.