Utilizing the phase change materials in different thermal storage applications attains
valuable attention due to the fascinating thermal properties of these materials. The …

The low thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCMs) are hindering wider use. To
enhance the thermal conductivity of PCM (water), a novel approach of encapsulated water in …

Energy management and environmental sustainability are important concerns across the
world at present. In that context, using recycled waste material such as polyethylene as a …

The study provides novel and validated explicit equations of the apparent heat capacity
variation with temperature for three phase change materials (PCM): RT20, RT25 and RT27 …

Melting and solidification phenomena of low-temperature phase change material (PCM)
balls packed bed with air flowing during charging and discharging were tested and modeled …

The paper presents a simple analytical and experimental methods to solve the problem of
solidification, in time and space, a spherical-shaped overheated PCM material. With the …

In current transient modeling, discharging of PCM based on FEM has been scrutinized. Due
to importance of phenomenon near the solid front, time linked mesh has been employed and …

In order to improve the energy utilization efficiency and promote the development of efficient
energy storage technology. The synergistic effects of nanoparticles properties and …

Phase change materials (PCMs) are an interesting solution to increase the efficiency of
thermal energy storage (TES) systems. The present work explores, with an experimental and …

This paper reports the results of a study to investigate and develop correlations for the
parameters affecting the time for complete solidification and fusion in spherical shells. For …