Review of analytical studies of melting rate enhancement with fin and/or foam inserts

C Zhao, M Opolot, M Liu, J Wang, F Bruno… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) are extensively used in thermal energy storage (TES)
applications but most of them own poor thermal conductivities. Melting of a PCM can be …

A review of numerical studies on solar collectors integrated with latent heat storage systems employing fins or nanoparticles

S Bazri, IA Badruddin, MS Naghavi, M Bahiraei - Renewable Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
As far as there is the concern with the supply and demand of energy, thermal energy storage
becomes critical for the efficiency enhancement of all solar thermal energy systems. On the …

Radiant heating floors with PCM bands for thermal energy storage: A numerical analysis

B González, MM Prieto - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Radiant heating floors with phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage
(TES) represent an opportunity to achieve improvements in energy efficiency in buildings. In …

Thermal performance of a multiple PCM thermal storage unit for free cooling

AH Mosaffa, CAI Ferreira, F Talati, MA Rosen - Energy Conversion and …, 2013 - Elsevier
As demand for refrigeration and air conditioning increased during the last decade, the
opportunities have expanded for using thermal energy storage (TES) systems in an …

Effect of inclined magnetic field on the entropy generation in an annulus filled with NEPCM suspension

SM Seyyedi, M Hashemi-Tilehnoee… - Mathematical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The encapsulation technique of phase change materials in the nanodimension is an
innovative approach to improve the heat transfer capability and solve the issues of corrosion …

Analytical modeling of PCM solidification in a shell and tube finned thermal storage for air conditioning systems

AH Mosaffa, F Talati, HB Tabrizi, MA Rosen - Energy and buildings, 2012 - Elsevier
Due to the advantages offered by latent heat thermal storages, phase change materials
(PCM) are used in numerous applications including building air conditioning systems. In this …

Characterization of a latent thermal energy storage heat exchanger using a charging time energy fraction method with a heat loss model

K Couvreur, W Beyne, R Tassenoy, S Lecompte… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Correlations predicting the transient behavior of latent heat thermal energy storage systems
without too many computational efforts are valuable for engineering practices. This …

Metal hydride thermal management using phase change material in the context of a standalone solar-hydrogen system

HQ Nguyen, B Shabani - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, a model of a metal hydride thermal management using phase change material
in the context of a standalone solar-hydrogen system is proposed and investigated. The …

Improved performance of latent heat energy storage systems in response to utilization of high thermal conductivity fins

W Ye, D Jamshideasli, JM Khodadadi - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Analytical, computational and experimental investigations directed at improving the
performance of latent heat thermal energy storage systems that utilize high thermal …

Optimum orthogonally structured fins in charging enhancement of phase change materials (PCMs): PCMs' thermophysical properties effects

B Peng, M Qiu, N Xu, Y Zhou, W Sheng, F Su - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ameliorating energy storage and utilization efficiency is significant to achieving the goal of
carbon peak and carbon neutralization. The orthogonal fins have been applied to enhance …