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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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A review on phase change cold storage in air-conditioning system: Materials and applications
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the previous work on phase change cold storage for air-conditioning systems focusing on two aspects including phase change materials (PCMs) and applications.
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Heat storage materials, geometry and applications: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed various kinds of heat storage materials, their composites and applications investigated over the last two decades and found that sensible heat storage systems are bulkier in size as compared to the latent heat storage system.
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Enhancement of PCM melting in enclosures with horizontally-finned internal surfaces
TL;DR: In this paper, a finite volume approach, utilizing the temperature-transforming model for phase change, is used to predict the conjugate heat transfer in the cavity walls and fins, as well as within the molten PCM.
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A review on current advances in the energy and environmental performance of buildings towards a more sustainable built environment
N. Soares,Joana Bastos,L. Dias Pereira,Alberto M. Soares,Ana Amaral,Ehsan Asadi,Eugénio Rodrigues,Francisco B. Lamas,Helena Serra Azul Monteiro,Marta B. Lopes,Adélio Rodrigues Gaspar +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors bring together ten research topics concerning the energy and environmental performance of buildings, which can support a shift towards a more sustainable built environment by integrating the dynamics and main drivers of energy supply and demand in buildings.
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Phase change materials based on low-density polyethylene/paraffin wax blends
TL;DR: In this article, phase change materials, based on low-density polyethylene blended with soft and hard paraffin waxes respectively, were studied, and various phase change techniques were employed to determine the structure and properties of the blends.
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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.