Thermal energy storage for low and medium temperature applications using phase change materials–a review

JP Da Cunha, P Eames - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
A comprehensive review of phase change materials (PCMs) with phase transition
temperatures between 0 and 250° C is presented. From that review, organic compounds …

Recent advances and impact of phase change materials on solar energy: A comprehensive review

S Sikiru, TL Oladosu, TI Amosa, SY Kolawole… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change metals (PCM) with high latent heat during the solid-liquid phase transition are
promising for thermal energy storage applications. However, popular PCM have low thermal …

A review on effect of phase change material encapsulation on the thermal performance of a system

PB Salunkhe, PS Shembekar - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents a detailed review of effect of phase change material (PCM)
encapsulation on the performance of a thermal energy storage system (TESS). The key …

Phase change materials based thermal energy storage for solar energy systems

HM Ali - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This manuscript discusses one of the proposed methods for storing solar energy.
Applications of PCMs, mono and binary nanofluids and molten salts as storage materials in …

Phase change materials for photovoltaic thermal management

MC Browne, B Norton, SJ McCormack - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
This comprehensive review discusses methods that have been used for the thermal
management of photovoltaic modules. Particular attention has been paid to the use of phase …

Review of the application of phase change material for heating and domestic hot water systems

MKA Sharif, AA Al-Abidi, S Mat, K Sopian… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Heating and domestic hot water (DHW) systems account for 75% of energy consumption in
residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. Furthermore, thermal energy storage strongly …

Applications of cascaded phase change materials in solar water collector storage tanks: a review

ME Zayed, J Zhao, AH Elsheikh, FA Hammad… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage plays a vital role to solve the problems related to the intermittent
nature of solar energy. Phase change materials (PCMs) have shown promising applications …

Energy efficiency and renewable energy integration in data centres. Strategies and modelling review

E Oró, V Depoorter, A Garcia, J Salom - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2015 - Elsevier
The continuous growth in size, complexity and energy density of data centres due to the
increasing demand for storage, networking and computation has become a worldwide …

Rapid UV-curable form-stable polyethylene-glycol-based phase change material

XYD Soo, ZM Png, X Wang, MH Chua… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Thermal regulation and waste heat energy harvesting have been a concern in different
industries, including the electronics sector that sees an increasing usage with technological …

Effect of structural characteristics and surface functional groups of biochar on thermal properties of different organic phase change materials: Dominant encapsulation …

L Lv, J Wang, M Ji, Y Zhang, S Huang, K Cen, H Zhou - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this article, waste phoenix leaf biochar was introduced into three most used organic phase
change materials (PCMs) to prepare shape-stable composite PCMs by the vacuum …