A review of melting and freezing processes of PCM/nano-PCM and their application in energy storage

S Rostami, M Afrand, A Shahsavar, M Sheikholeslami… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) are capable of storing energy as latent energy by changing
the phase and provide the stored energy when they are returned to their initial phase at a …

Phase change material based thermal energy storage applications for air conditioning

AT Muzhanje, MA Hassan, H Hassan - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change material thermal energy storage is a potent solution for energy savings in air
conditioning applications. Wherefore thermal comfort is an essential aspect of the human …

Cooling capacity of a novel modular liquid-cooled battery thermal management system for cylindrical lithium ion batteries

H Wang, T Tao, J Xu, X Mei, X Liu, P Gou - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Effective battery thermal management system (BTMS) is significant for electric vehicle to
maintain the properties and life-time of the battery packs. As an effective cooling method …

Computational study of heat transfer enhancement using porous foams with phase change materials: A comparative review

E Hamidi, PB Ganesan, RK Sharma… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) in thermal energy storage can improve energy efficiency
and sustainability, which notably makes them a potential solution to the problems of energy …

Conjugate solid-liquid phase change heat transfer in heatsink filled with phase change material-metal foam

M Ghalambaz, J Zhang - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020 - Elsevier
The conjugate flow and heat transfer of phase change materials (PCMs)-metal foam
confined between two annuli is addressed. A pulse heat load is employed at the inner …

Melting performance enhancement of PCM based thermal energy storage system using multiple tubes and modified shell designs

R Qaiser, MM Khan, LA Khan, M Irfan - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, experimental and numerical investigations are performed for heat transfer
enhancement in a horizontal Latent Thermal Energy Storage System using multiple heat …

A review on container geometry and orientations of phase change materials for solar thermal systems

BMS Punniakodi, R Senthil - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCM) are employed to store thermal energy in solar collectors,
heat pumps, heat recovery, hot and cold storage. PCMs are encapsulated primarily in shell …

Effect of geometry modification on the thermal response of composite metal foam/phase change material for thermal energy storage

C Nie, J Liu, S Deng - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, seven vertical shell-tube latent heat storage (LHS) systems are built to explore
the effect of geometry on the melting and solidification behavior of phase change material …

Effect of fin and hybrid nano-particles on solid process in hexagonal triplex latent heat thermal energy storage system

K Hosseinzadeh, AR Mogharrebi, A Asadi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
This research deals with solidification procedure of phase-changing material (PCM) in a
Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System (LHTESS). Rectangular fin made of copper …

Thermal energy storage with PCMs: A comprehensive study of horizontal shell and multi-tube systems with finned design

SSM Ajarostaghi, A Amirsoleymani, M Arıcı… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to its unique qualities and advantages, phase change materials (PCMs) are crucial for
thermal energy storage in various applications. The poor conductivity of PCMs is known to …