Micro/nano-encapsulated phase-change materials (ePCMs) for solar photothermal absorption and storage: Fundamentals, recent advances, and future directions

SA Albdour, Z Haddad, OZ Sharaf, A Alazzam… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Building on their dual functionality for solar photothermal absorption and storage,
slurries/dispersions of micro/nano-encapsulated phase-change materials (ePCMs) are …

Recent developments in nano-enhanced phase change materials for solar thermal storage

BMS Punniakodi, R Senthil - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2022 - Elsevier
The effective utilization of solar energy is feasible by matching the energy supply to demand
with selective solar collectors and energy storage. Solar thermal systems with thermal …

[HTML][HTML] Excellent heat transfer and phase transformation performance of erythritol/graphene composite phase change materials

X Yan, H Zhao, Y Feng, L Qiu, L Lin, X Zhang… - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a phase change material, erythritol has two main disadvantages: low thermal conductivity
and high supercooling degree. In this study, we proposed a novel erythritol/graphene …

Role of phase change materials in thermal energy storage: Potential, recent progress and technical challenges

M Samykano - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage (TES) using phase change materials (PCM) have become
promising solutions in addressing the energy fluctuation problem specifically in solar …

Nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs): A review of numerical simulations

T **ong, L Zheng, KW Shah - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Dispersing thermally conductive nanostructures is an effective method to improve the
thermal performance of phase change materials (PCMs). For this purpose, nanocarbons …

Molecular dynamics investigation of thermo-physical properties of molten salt with nanoparticles for solar energy application

J Liu, X **ao - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Molten salt is an important medium for thermal storage, which is widely used in
concentrating solar power plants. The addition of nanomaterials becomes an effective way …

Molecular dynamics simulations of phase change materials for thermal energy storage: a review

H Tafrishi, S Sadeghzadeh, R Ahmadi - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Phase change materials (PCM) have had a significant role as thermal energy transfer fluids
and nanofluids and as media for thermal energy storage. Molecular dynamics (MD) …

Thermal conductivity enhancement of phase change material with charged nanoparticle: a molecular dynamics simulation

CY Zhao, YB Tao, YS Yu - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work investigates the effects of charged nanoparticles on thermal properties of
phase change material (PCM). Nanoparticles (CuO) with different electrical charges were …

Insights into the thermophysical properties and heat conduction enhancement of NaCl-Al2O3 composite phase change material by molecular dynamics simulation

W Zhou, Z Yang, Y Feng, L Lin - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2022 - Elsevier
In concentrated solar power (CSP) applications, the thermal energy storage (TES) system
with molten salt is widely utilized. However, molten salts usually suffer from relatively low …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of stacking pattern of multilayered polyetheretherketone/boron nitride composites on the mechanical and thermal properties: Experiments and molecular …

Y Oh, KJ Bae, Y Kim, J Yu - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The effect of stacking patterns in multilayered polyetheretherketone (PEEK)/boron nitride
(BN) composites was investigated to improve the thermal conductivity and mechanical …