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 …

A review of the recent advances in the heat transfer physics in latent heat storage systems

KP Sarath, MF Osman, R Mukhesh, KV Manu… - Thermal Science and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Overwhelming research interest in develo** green and renewable energy systems has
fostered the innovation of novel latent heat storage systems. Transport phenomena during …

Thermal energy storage performance of biaxial voided RCC roof slab integrated with macroencapsulated PCM for passive cooling of buildings

PJ Abass, S Muthulingam - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Building space heating and cooling power consumption is growing due to population and
economic growth. Integrating phase change materials (PCMs) into various building …

[HTML][HTML] Partitions influence on rectangular latent heat thermal energy storage unit performance during melting and solidification

G Czerwiński, J Wołoszyn - … Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The growing use of renewable energy sources demands efficient storage solutions due to
their variability. Thermal energy storage systems utilising phase change materials are …

Numerical study on the combined application of multiple phase change materials and gradient metal foam in thermal energy storage device

S Liu, H Wang, Q Ying, L Guo - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) offers significant energy-saving benefits, but its
application is limited due to the low thermal conductivity of phase change material (PCM). To …

Numerical evaluation of convective heat transfer properties of two-dimensional rotating PCM melt in the unilaterally heated rectangular container

D Liu, K **e, H Zhang, Y Qiang, D Yang, Z Wang… - Renewable Energy, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This paper carried out numerical investigations on the flow and heat transfer characteristics
of a phase change with two-dimensional rotation of the three-dimensional paraffin (RT-27) …

Benefits of integrating phase-change material with solar chimney and earth-to-air heat exchanger system for passive ventilation and cooling in summer

T Long, W Li, Y Lv, Y Li, S Liu, J Lu, S Huang… - Journal of Energy …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
A solar chimney (SC) integrated with an earth–air heat exchanger (EAHE) produces a new
passive system (SCEAHE) that can passively provide fresh air and cooling capacity. An …

Velocity field measurement and heat transfer characteristics of the melting process under constant heat flux

B Li, RD Selvakumar, AK Alkaabi, J Wu - International Journal of Heat and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage based on phase change materials plays a crucial role in achieving
net-zero carbon emissions and recovering waste thermal energy. However, the accurate …

Entropy generation characteristics of phase change material in a variable wavy walled triplex tube latent heat storage unit for battery thermal management system

A Shahsavar, A Shaham, Ç Yıldız, M Arıcı - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This study focuses on the thermal and frictional entropy generation characteristics of phase
change material (PCM) in a triplex tube latent heat storage unit which is a promising …

Numerical study on melting and heat transfer characteristics of vertical cylindrical PCM with a focus on the solid-liquid interface heat transfer rate

L Lin, D Yang, Z Luo, D Liu, SP Lohani, S Jia… - Journal of Energy …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In this paper, a two-dimensional symmetric transient numerical heat transfer model for the
melting of PCM was established based on a vertical cylindrical energy storage device filled …