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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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PCM integrated to external building walls: An optimization study on maximum activation of latent heat
TL;DR: In this article, a comparative study is carried out for the wall coupled with PCM and the wall with phase stabilised PCM to reveal the contribution of latent heat to the thermal performance of the wall and to determine the location, thickness and melting temperature of PCM for the maximum exploitation of the latent heat for different climatic conditions.
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Evaluation of solar collector designs with integrated latent heat thermal energy storage: A review
Mohammed Mumtaz A. Khan,Nasiru I. Ibrahim,I.M. Mahbubul,Hafiz Muhammad Ali,Rahman Saidur,Rahman Saidur,Fahad A. Al-Sulaiman +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review of innovative concepts of integrating phase change materials (PCM) in flat plate (water/air), evacuated tube, and photovoltaic/thermal solar collectors is presented.
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Improving the energy discharging performance of a latent heat storage (LHS) unit using fractal-tree-shaped fins
TL;DR: In this article, an innovative fractal-tree-shaped structure is introduced to construct the metal fin of a shell-tube LHS unit, and the effect of length ratio and width index on energy discharge performance is examined and analyzed.
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Supercritical CO2 as heat transfer fluid: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive review of all correlations and experimental studies available in the literature to determine the heat transfer coefficient of supercritical CO2 flowing in heat exchangers is presented.
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Preparation, thermal properties and thermal reliability of eutectic mixtures of fatty acids/expanded vermiculite as novel form-stable composites for energy storage
Ali Karaipekli,Ahmet Sarı +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a form-stable composite phase change materials (PCM) composed of eutectic mixtures of fatty acids and expanded vermiculite for thermal energy storage is presented.
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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.