Potential of phase change materials and their effective use in solar thermal applications: A critical review

V Goel, A Saxena, M Kumar, A Thakur… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Potential of the thermal energy storage materials especially phase change materials (PCM)
is great support to the thermal systems for their performance enhancement especially for …

Phase change materials integrated solar desalination system: An innovative approach for sustainable and clean water production and storage

R Kumar, AK Pandey, M Samykano, B Aljafari… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The demand for fresh water in today's world is rising continually due to the increase in
population and rise in industrial developments. Solar Desalination is one of the sustainable …

Novel approaches and recent developments on potential applications of phase change materials in solar energy

AK Pandey, MS Hossain, VV Tyagi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) can be applied to several different solar energy systems for
the extended heat energy storage which is quite useful as the solar energy is intermittent in …

Review of passive PCM latent heat thermal energy storage systems towards buildings' energy efficiency

N Soares, JJ Costa, AR Gaspar, P Santos - Energy and buildings, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper aims to explore how and where phase change materials (PCMs) are used in
passive latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems, and to present an overview of …

A review of recent advances in solar cooking technology

M Aramesh, M Ghalebani, A Kasaeian, H Zamani… - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the primary factors affecting the amount of worldwide energy consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions is cooking. Solar cooking is an appropriate solution because it is …

Phase change materials integrated solar thermal energy systems: Global trends and current practices in experimental approaches

B Kalidasan, AK Pandey, S Shahabuddin… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar thermal systems (STSs) are gaining boom in the globalized market since last two
decades to combat the menace of global warming. Considerable research has been carried …

Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials and applications

A Sharma, VV Tyagi, CR Chen, D Buddhi - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2009 - Elsevier
The use of a latent heat storage system using phase change materials (PCMs) is an effective
way of storing thermal energy and has the advantages of high-energy storage density and …

Melting and convection of phase change materials in different shape containers: A review

NS Dhaidan, JM Khodadadi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
A review of analytical, numerical and experimental investigations of melting and ensuing
convection of phase change materials within enclosures with different shapes commonly …

A review of solar thermal technologies

M Thirugnanasambandam, S Iniyan, R Goic - Renewable and sustainable …, 2010 - Elsevier
The use of solar energy in recent years has reached a remarkable edge. The continuous
research for an alternative power source due to the perceived scarcity of fuel fossils is its …

Sugar alcohol-based phase change materials for thermal energy storage: Optimization design and applications

H Liu, J **g, J Liu, X Wang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Sugar alcohols are a type of organic solid-liquid phase-change materials with high latent
heat-storage capacity and low cost and have been considered as a promising candidate for …