High latent heat phase change materials (PCMs) with low melting temperature for thermal management and storage of electronic devices and power batteries: Critical …

Y Liu, R Zheng, J Li - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
To protect electronic devices and batteries from sharp temperature rise and thermal
runaway, active/passive/hybrid thermal management using phase change materials (PCMs) …

Different dimensional nanoadditives for thermal conductivity enhancement of phase change materials: Fundamentals and applications

P Cheng, X Chen, H Gao, X Zhang, Z Tang, A Li… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage technologies based on phase change materials (PCM) have been
increasingly studied because of their superb regulation of thermal energy and their recent …

Review on thermal conductivity improvement of phase change materials with enhanced additives for thermal energy storage

C Xu, H Zhang, G Fang - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
With the development of economy, more and more problems related to energy have been
paid more and more attentions. Phase change materials (PCMs) can store energy, which …

Salt hydrate phase change materials: Current state of art and the road ahead

P Dixit, VJ Reddy, S Parvate, A Balwani, J Singh… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to high energy storage densities and reduced requirement of maintenance or moving
parts, phase change materials are believed to have great potential as thermal energy …

Phase change materials based on nanoparticles for enhancing the performance of solar photovoltaic panels: A review

HM Maghrabie, K Elsaid, ET Sayed, A Radwan… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) are one of the promising materials in thermal energy
storage (TES) systems, while commonly utilized PCMs have weak thermal conductivity …

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 …

Recent advances on enhanced thermal conduction in phase change materials using carbon nanomaterials

A Yadav, A Verma, A Kumar, H Dashmana… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alternative energy sources are gaining much popularity but their intermittent nature limits
their applications. Energy storage is the main concern for the researchers working in the …

Nonuniform concentrated nanoparticles enhancing melting of phase change materials in vertical shell-tube storage unit with annular fins

C Nie, S Deng, J Liu, Z Rao - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
The nonuniform melting of phase change materials (PCM) in the widely used vertical shell-
tube storage unit can significantly affect the thermal performance. To address this issue, the …

Characteristics and potential applications of nano-enhanced phase change materials: A critical review on recent developments

MA Hayat, Y Chen, M Bevilacqua, L Li… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Owing to incessant proliferation of challenges pertaining to energy storage systems to attain
optimum design and efficient performance, massive research is underway on the …

Enhancement of solar thermal storage properties of phase change composites supported by modified copper foam

P Guo, C Zhao, N Sheng, C Zhu, Z Rao - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metallic foams, especially copper foams (CF), have been investigated to solve the problems
of leaking and low thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCMs), which helps to …