A review of the composite phase change materials: Fabrication, characterization, mathematical modeling and application to performance enhancement
Phase change materials (PCMs) are frequently and widely used in latent thermal energy
storage (LTES) system and thermal management (TM) system due to their large latent heats …
storage (LTES) system and thermal management (TM) system due to their large latent heats …
Concentrating solar thermal power and thermochemical fuels
Concentrated solar energy provides a virtually unlimited source of clean, non-polluting, high-
temperature heat. This article reviews the underlying principles of concentrating solar …
temperature heat. This article reviews the underlying principles of concentrating solar …
Solar Thermochemical CO2 Splitting Utilizing a Reticulated Porous Ceria Redox System
A solar cavity-receiver containing a reticulated porous ceramic (RPC) foam made of pure
CeO2 has been experimentally investigated for CO2 splitting via thermochemical redox …
CeO2 has been experimentally investigated for CO2 splitting via thermochemical redox …
High-temperature thermal storage using a packed bed of rocks–heat transfer analysis and experimental validation
M Hänchen, S Brückner, A Steinfeld - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2011 - Elsevier
High-temperature thermal storage in a packed bed of rocks is considered for air-based
concentrated solar power plants. The unsteady 1D two-phase energy conservation …
concentrated solar power plants. The unsteady 1D two-phase energy conservation …
Modeling, simulation, and design criteria for photoelectrochemical water-splitting systems
A validated multi-physics numerical model that accounts for charge and species
conservation, fluid flow, and electrochemical processes has been used to analyze the …
conservation, fluid flow, and electrochemical processes has been used to analyze the …
Thermochemical CO 2 splitting via redox cycling of ceria reticulated foam structures with dual-scale porosities
Efficient heat transfer of concentrated solar energy and rapid chemical kinetics are desired
characteristics of solar thermochemical redox cycles for splitting CO2. We have fabricated …
characteristics of solar thermochemical redox cycles for splitting CO2. We have fabricated …
On the effective thermal conductivity of aluminum metal foams: Review and improvement of the available empirical and analytical models
P Ranut - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Open cell metal foams are good candidates for augmenting the thermal performance of heat
sinks and compact heat exchangers, with the added benefits of lighter and more compact …
sinks and compact heat exchangers, with the added benefits of lighter and more compact …
Numerical modelling of phase change material melting process embedded in porous media: Effect of heat storage size
P Talebizadeh Sardari, GS Walker… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this paper is to study the influence of enclosure size in latent heat thermal energy
storage systems embedded in a porous medium for domestic usage of latent heat thermal …
storage systems embedded in a porous medium for domestic usage of latent heat thermal …
Heat transfer characteristics of a molten-salt thermal energy storage unit with and without heat transfer enhancement
Eutectic molten salt can be used as the latent thermal energy storage (LTES) medium in
solar energy applications. In the present study, eutectic salt (50 wt% NaNO 3, 50 wt% KNO …
solar energy applications. In the present study, eutectic salt (50 wt% NaNO 3, 50 wt% KNO …
Thermochemical storage analysis of the dry reforming of methane in foam solar reactor
The high-temperature heat transfer and thermochemical storage performances of dry
reforming of methane in a foam reactor subjected to highly concentrated solar radiation is …
reforming of methane in a foam reactor subjected to highly concentrated solar radiation is …