Promising and potential applications of phase change materials in the cold chain: a systematic review

A Ilangovan, S Hamdane, PD Silva, PD Gaspar, L Pires - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Appropriate measures have been taken to reduce energy requirements for cold chain
applications. Thermal energy storage is an accepted method to reduce the need for …

Heat transfer enhancement of ice storage systems: a systematic review of the literature

M Teggar, A Laouer, M Arıcı, KAR Ismail - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2022 - Springer
Thermal resistance of ice slows down the charging/discharging process of ice storage
systems which results in long operating cycles and thus high energy consumption. To …

Melting of hybrid nano-enhanced phase change material in an inclined finned rectangular cavity for cold energy storage

A Laouer, M Teggar, E Tunçbilek, M Arıcı… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to study the potential of two heat transfer enhancement techniques,
namely adding fins and hybrid nanoparticle (Cu and Al 2 O 3), for improvement of the …

Perspective role of phase change materials for energy efficiency in Algeria

M Teggar, A Laouer, A Benhorma, H Goudjil, M Arıcı… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Various measures have been considered in Algeria to improve energy efficiency but other
effective ways are promising such as integration of phase change materials. The potential of …

Experimental investigation of PCM location in a commercial display cabinet cooled by a transcritical CO2 system

D Yilmaz, E Mancuhan, B Yılmaz - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the influence of phase change material (PCM) location in a closed display
cabinet cooled by a transcritical CO 2 refrigeration system was examined experimentally …

Enhancing thermal storage performance: A combined approach using nano-integrated phase change material and arc fins

H Waqas, M Hussain, S Ahmad, QM Al-Mdallal… - … Communications in Heat …, 2025 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage systems (TESS) are increasingly recognized as a solution to the
global energy crisis, offering a means to balance energy supply and demand. While, phase …

Achieving a running cost saving with a cabinet refrigerator incorporating a phase change material by the scheduling optimisation of its cyclic operations

A Maiorino, MG Del Duca, A Mota-Babiloni… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Phase Change Materials (PCMs) can absorb and release a high amount of energy,
and therefore, can be used for shifting electricity demand in some household appliances …

Long and short-term storage of food and agriculture products: Prospects of latent heat thermal energy storage

M Teggar, A Atia, TTM Rocha, A Laouer - Thermal Science and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Food security is essential and deserves considerable attention in worldwide policies. Waste
of food and loss of agricultural products are due to a lack of appropriate storage. Short and …

Customer knowledge and behavior on the use of food refrigerated display cabinets: A Portuguese case

JC Gonçalves, RPF Guiné, C Amoedo, P Correia - Open Agriculture, 2022 - degruyter.com
This article presents a study on customer knowledge and habits regarding the use of
refrigerated display cabinets (RDC). The study was carried out on a sample of Portuguese …

Tuna cryogenic cold chain transport solution based on quorum sensing intelligence

L **nyu, C Fuyin, L Mai, S Ying - 2022 4th International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aiming to the temperature condition for tuna transit, packaging waste, to make quality not
back problems, From the perspective of quorum sensing identification, the Bluetooth group …