Numerical simulation on thermal behavior of partially filled metal foam composite phase change materials

Q Ying, H Wang, E Lichtfouse - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023‏ - Elsevier
As a kind of material with high thermal conductivity, metal foam embedded in phase change
materials (PCM) can significantly improve the thermal energy storage performance of PCM …

Effect of filling height of metal foam on improving energy storage for a thermal storage tank

Y Li, Z Niu, X Gao, J Guo, X Yang, YL He - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Heat storage eliminates the imbalance of supply and demand for renewable energies. Metal
foam holds phase change materials (PCMs) inside the porous network through both …

Numerical investigation of melting process enhancement in shell and coil latent heat storage tanks by the simultaneous use of conical coil and conical shell

R Babaei, AS Ghazani - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Efficient energy storage rates are crucial for latent heat energy storage units. Building on
previous studies highlighting the benefits of shell and helical tube configurations, which …

An improved latent heat thermal energy storage using two layers of metal foams

M Ghalambaz, M Fteiti, O Younis, M Sheremet… - Applied Thermal …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage (LHTES) systems are essential due to their
remarkable ability to compactly store significant thermal energy. Their pivotal role extends to …

Effect of copper foam fin (CFF) shapes on thermal performance improvement of the latent heat storage units

F He, J Zou, X Meng, W Gao, L Ai - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022‏ - Elsevier
To overcome the poor thermal change of Phase Change Material (PCM), Copper Foam Fin
(CFF) was innovatively utilized to enhance the PCM heat transfer capability and improve the …

Numerical investigation and optimization of melting performance for thermal energy storage system partially filled with metal foam layer: New design configurations

Z Haddad, F Iachachene, MA Sheremet… - Applied Thermal …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Low thermal performance of storage systems represents a barrier to their
industrial/engineering application and commercialization. Among all the proposed methods …

Influence of inner tube shapes on the charging and discharging performance for the latent heat thermal storage exchangers

S Zhou, H Dai, M Gao, S He, P Niu, Y Shi, J Qi… - … Communications in Heat …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Changing the inner tube shape proves to be an effective method to enhance the efficiency of
horizontal latent heat thermal energy storage exchangers (H-LHTES), which can improve …

Effectiveness of a PCM-based heat sink with partially filled metal foam for thermal management of electronics

I Afaynou, H Faraji, K Choukairy, K Khallaki… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Electronics often experience overheating, which occurs when insufficient or improper
cooling causes temperatures to rise quickly, potentially leading to component failure …

Multi-dimensional shrinkage models developed by phase field method for gasification of carbonaceous feedstock in packed-bed solar reactor

H Zuo, K Zeng, J Li, Y Qiu, H Xu, G Flamant, H Yang… - Fuel, 2023‏ - Elsevier
New numerical models are developed for describing the multi-dimensional shrinkage
behavior of the packed bed in solar driven gasification reactors. These shrinkage models …

Local optimization strategy of copper foam on heat transfer enhancement for phase change materials

X Wei, N Zhang, Z Peng, X Li, Y Du, Y Yuan - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023‏ - Elsevier
It is a promising method to achieve the high thermal storage rate and density of phase
change materials (PCMs) by embedding metal foam into them. However, a solid region …