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Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials and applications
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The use of a latent heat storage system using phase change materials (PCMs) is an effective way of storing thermal energy and has the advantages of high energy storage density and the isothermal nature of the storage process.Abstract:
The use of a latent heat storage system using phase change materials (PCMs) is an effective way of storing thermal energy and has the advantages of high-energy storage density and the isothermal nature of the storage process. PCMs have been widely used in latent heat thermal-storage systems for heat pumps, solar engineering, and spacecraft thermal control applications. The uses of PCMs for heating and cooling applications for buildings have been investigated within the past decade. There are large numbers of PCMs that melt and solidify at a wide range of temperatures, making them attractive in a number of applications. This paper also summarizes the investigation and analysis of the available thermal energy storage systems incorporating PCMs for use in different applications.read more
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A review of materials, heat transfer and phase change problem formulation for latent heat thermal energy storage systems (LHTESS)
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Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) in building applications
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Phase change materials for thermal energy storage
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Fast implicit finite-difference method for the analysis of phase change problems
TL;DR: In this article, the authors develop a rapid implicit solution technique for the enthalpy formulation of conduction controlled phase change problems, which is based on three existing implicit enthpy schemes.
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A multicomponent PCM wall optimized for passive solar heating
TL;DR: In this paper, the use of phase change materials (PCM) for short-term heat storage in direct-gain passive solar applications is discussed, and approximate formulae are presented for optimum phase change temperature and the thickness of a PCM wall.
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Solar thermal energy storage
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the importance of energy storage and its application in various types of storage, such as storage in phase change materials (PCM) and storage in a battery.
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Thermal performance of a solar cooker based on an evacuated tube solar collector with a PCM storage unit
TL;DR: In this paper, the thermal performance of a prototype solar cooker based on an evacuated tube solar collector with phase change material (PCM) storage unit is investigated, where solar energy is stored in the PCM storage unit during sunshine hours and is utilized for cooking in late evening/night time.
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An analysis of isothermal phase change of phase change material within rectangular and cylindrical containers
B. Zivkovic,I. Fujii +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a simple computational model for isothermal phase change of phase change material (PCM) encapsulated in a single container is presented, based on an enthalpy formulation with equations cast in such a form that the only unknown variable is the PCM's temperature.