Nanocomposite phase change materials for high-performance thermal energy storage: A critical review

ZR Li, N Hu, LW Fan - Energy Storage Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCM) are deemed to be a great option for thermal energy storage
(TES) with high energy density, but the low thermal conductivity of numerous PCM …

Phase change materials for thermal energy storage

K Pielichowska, K Pielichowski - Progress in materials science, 2014 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) used for the storage of thermal energy as sensible and
latent heat are an important class of modern materials which substantially contribute to the …

Influence of wavy enclosure and nanoparticles on heat release rate of PCM considering numerical study

YM Chu, D Yadav, A Shafee, Z Li, QV Bach - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020 - Elsevier
The main goal of this attempt is achieving higher rate of solidification with employing two
passive techniques. Mixing the based PCM with nanoparticles and considering the wavy …

Highly thermally conductive and flexible phase change composites enabled by polymer/graphite nanoplatelet-based dual networks for efficient thermal management

S Wu, T Li, M Wu, J Xu, Y Hu, J Chao, T Yan… - Journal of materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Phase change materials (PCMs) have been widely used for passive thermal management
and energy storage due to the high latent heat capacity near phase transition points …

Organic phase change materials and their textile applications: an overview

N Sarier, E Onder - Thermochimica acta, 2012 - Elsevier
An organic phase change material (PCM) possesses the ability to absorb and release large
quantity of latent heat during a phase change process over a certain temperature range. The …

Thermal conductivity of 3D printed concrete with recycled fine aggregate composite phase change materials

L Hao, J **ao, J Sun, B **a, W Cao - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel shape-stabilization phase change materials (PCM) for 3D printed
concrete have been generated by impregnating paraffin into the recycled fine aggregates …

Azobenzene-based solar thermal fuels: A review

B Zhang, Y Feng, W Feng - Nano-Micro Letters, 2022 - Springer
The energy storage mechanism of azobenzene is based on the transformation of molecular
cis and trans isomerization, while NBD/QC, DHA/VHF, and fulvalene dimetal complexes …

Modeling for freezing of PCM enhanced with nano-powders within a duct

YA Rothan - The European Physical Journal Plus, 2022 - epjplus.epj.org
Addition of CuO powders in nano-sized with various shapes through pure PCM through the
space among triangular and sinusoidal containers was analyzed in current study. The …

Curbing global warming with phase change materials for energy storage

MR Anisur, MH Mahfuz, MA Kibria, R Saidur… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
The application of thermal energy storage (TES) system with phase change material (PCM)
is an effective way for energy conservation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction …

A review of the application of carbon materials in solar thermal energy storage

H Badenhorst - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Graphitic materials can potentially mitigate the issue of low thermal conductivity in phase
change materials (PCM) when used in solar thermal energy storage. However, carbon can …