Integration of emerging PCMs and nano-enhanced PCMs with different solar water heating systems for sustainable energy future: a systematic review

SK Pathak, VV Tyagi, K Chopra, R Rejikumar… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar water heaters (SWHs) are primarily used to generate hot water to meet daily needs in
domestic and industrial applications. Due to its technical and economic practicality, solar …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advancements in augmentation of solar water heaters using nanocomposites with PCM: Past, present, and future

PK Kushwaha, NK Sharma, A Kumar, CS Meena - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Energy consumption in India is massive, and even the quantity used for household tasks is
substantial. The majority of the requirement is satisfied by using fossil fuels, which are the …

Energy, exergy, exergoeconomic and enviroeconomic (4-E) assessment of solar water heater with/without phase change material for building and other applications …

AK Pandey, IA Laghari, RR Kumar, K Chopra… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar water heating is the most common method of using solar energy because of its
technical viability and economic attractiveness. However, intermittent nature of solar energy …

Performance analysis of hybrid expanded graphite-NiFe2O4 nanoparticles-enhanced eutectic PCM for thermal energy storage

SD Saraf, D Panda, KM Gangawane - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
This current experimental study aims to resolve the demerits of pure PCM by introducing the
hybrid nanomaterial-induced composite PCM (HNIPCM) with practical feasibility on solar …

Experimental investigation on the stability and heat transfer enhancement of phase change materials composited with nanoparticles and metal foams

B Yang, Y Cao, R Zhang, X Yu - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
Conventional phase change materials (PCMs) possess the challenge of low thermal
conductivity, which hinders the energy exchange rate and storage efficiency. PCMs …

Thermophysical properties of Nano-enhanced phase change materials for domestic heating applications

EJ D'Oliveira, SCC Pereira, D Groulx… - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
A major problem worldwide is the increase in global energy consumption due to the drastic
growth in population and requirements to meet human thermal comfort. The residential …

Experimental study of storage system of a solar water heater equipped with an innovative absorber spherical double-walled tank immersed in a phase change …

S Yari, H Safarzadeh, M Bahiraei - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
In commercial active solar water heaters, during the thermal charge process, water is
continuously circulated between the collector and the tank. The water is heated in the …

Phase change materials designed from Tetra Pak waste and paraffin wax as unique thermal energy storage systems

T Al-Gunaid, P Sobolčiak, I Chriaa, M Karkri… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage systems (TES) based on shape-stabilized phase change materials
(SSPCM) designed from recycled Tetra Pak (TP) waste, paraffin wax (PW), and expanded …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advancements in evacuated tube solar water heaters: a critical review of the integration of phase change materials and nanofluids with ETCs

A Uniyal, YK Prajapati, L Ranakoti, P Bhandari, T Singh… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Evacuated tube solar water heaters are gaining more attention in the present market
scenario as compared to conventional collectors. Such collectors are versatile because no …

Numerically analysis of a Phase-change Material in concentric double-pipe helical coil with turbulent flow as thermal storage unit in solar water heaters

MF Najafabadi, M Farhadi, HT Rostami - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
This research investigates a 3-D double-pipe helical coil heat exchanger containing Phase-
Change Material (PCM) as a thermal storage system in solar water heaters. A concentric …