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Thermal conductivity enhancement on phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A review
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In this paper, the authors provide an insight into the thermal conduction mechanism of phonons in PCM and the morphology, preparation method as well as thermal conductivity of composite PCMs.About:
This article is published in Energy Storage Materials.The article was published on 2020-03-01. It has received 388 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thermal conduction & Phase-change material.read more
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Latent thermal energy storage technologies and applications: A review
TL;DR: In this article, different methods of thermal energy storage including sensible heat storage, latent heat storage and thermochemical energy storage, focusing mainly on phase change materials (PCMs) as a form of suitable solution for energy utilisation to fill the gap between demand and supply to improve the energy efficiency of a system.
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A review of melting and freezing processes of PCM/nano-PCM and their application in energy storage
Sara Rostami,Masoud Afrand,Amin Shahsavar,Mohsen Sheikholeslami,Rasool Kalbasi,Saeed Aghakhani,Mostafa Safdari Shadloo,Hakan F. Oztop +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a detailed illustration of phase change materials and their working principle, different types, and properties are provided, and a characteristic example of PCM in solar energy storage and the design of PCMs are reviewed and analyzed.
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Thermophysical properties and applications of nano-enhanced PCMs: An update review
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of nanoparticles on the most important thermophysical properties of phase change materials (PCMs) are discussed and the applications of nano-PCMs in the fields such as thermal energy storage (TES), thermal control unit (TCU), photovoltaic thermal thermal (PVT), solar still (SS), and building are examined.
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Highly thermally conductive and flexible phase change composites enabled by polymer/graphite nanoplatelet-based dual networks for efficient thermal management
TL;DR: In this paper, a new method is reported to prepare highly thermally conductive, flexible and leakage-proof phase change composites by constructing dual polymer and graphite nanoplatelet networks as the functional matrix of PCMs.
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Optimization strategies of composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage, transfer, conversion and utilization
TL;DR: In this article, the authors systematically summarize the optimization strategies and mechanisms of recently reported composite PCMs for thermal energy storage, thermal transfer, energy conversion (solar-tothermal, electro-to-thermal and magnetic-to thermal conversion), including some novel supporting materials (BN nanosheets and metal organic frameworks (MOFs)).
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