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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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Solar cookers with and without thermal storage—A review
TL;DR: In this paper, a review has been made to study all the research and development work carried out in the field of solar cooker in particular the storage type solar cookers and a novel concept of PCM-based storage-type solar cooker is also presented which is under experimental investigation.
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Experimental and numerical study on melting of phase change materials in metal foams at pore scale
TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental study on the melting behavior of phase change material (PCM) in metal foams has been carried out at the pore scale, where aluminum foams were embedded to enhance the heat transfer.
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Thermal cycle testing of calcium chloride hexahydrate as a possible PCM for latent heat storage
V.V. Tyagi,Dharam Buddhi +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a thousand accelerated thermal cycle tests have been conducted to study the changes in latent heat of fusion and melting temperature of calcium chloride hexahydrate (CaCl2·6H2O) inorganic salt as a latent heat storage material.
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Heat transfer enhancement of paraffin wax using graphite foam for thermal energy storage
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of Paraffin-Graphite Foams (GFs) as a thermal energy storage system was characterized, their structure, thermal diffusivity and latent heat were characterized.
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Microencapsulation of coco fatty acid mixture for thermal energy storage with phase change material
TL;DR: In this paper, microcapsules of natural coco fatty acid mixture were prepared to be used as phase change materials for thermal energy storage, and the coacervation technique was used for the microencapsulation process.
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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.