Recent advancements in latent heat phase change materials and their applications for thermal energy storage and buildings: A state of the art review

F Hassan, F Jamil, A Hussain, HM Ali… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) have received substantial interest for their ability to store
and release latent heat for energy conservation and thermal control purposes. PCMs are …

Heat transfer enhancement of phase change materials embedded with metal foam for thermal energy storage: a review

W Cui, T Si, X Li, X Li, L Lu, T Ma, Q Wang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) have been considered suitable energy materials to
address the mismatch between energy demand and supply to improve the utilization …

Computational study of heat transfer enhancement using porous foams with phase change materials: A comparative review

E Hamidi, PB Ganesan, RK Sharma… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) in thermal energy storage can improve energy efficiency
and sustainability, which notably makes them a potential solution to the problems of energy …

Thermoelectric coolers as thermal management systems for medical applications: Design, optimization, and advancement

SH Zaferani, MW Sams, R Ghomashchi, ZG Chen - Nano energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Compared with traditional cooling techniques, thermoelectric coolers have drawn massive
attention for small-scale cooling applications, particularly in medical practices …

Sustainable design, integration, and operation for energy high-performance process systems

P Seferlis, PS Varbanov, AI Papadopoulos, HH Chin… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The worldwide energy demands and resource consumption are rising despite the efforts for
energy saving and emission reduction. This results from the combination of the supply chain …

Optically-controlled variable-temperature storage and upgrade of thermal energy by photoswitchable phase change materials

S Wu, ZY Zhang, T Li, R Wang, T Li - ACS Materials Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Phase change materials (PCMs) show great promise for thermal energy storage and thermal
management. However, some critical challenges remain due to the difficulty in tuning solid …

Recent Progress in Polyethylene‐enhanced Organic Phase Change Composite Materials for Energy Management

WY Wu, GMD Yeo, S Wang, Z Liu… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are utilized to regulate temperature and store
thermal energy in various industries such as infrastructure, electronics, solar power, and …

Performance enhancement of a thermoelectric harvester with a PCM/Metal foam composite

SM Borhani, MJ Hosseini, R Pakrouh, AA Ranjbar… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The present numerical investigation examines the performance improvement of
thermoelectric generators (TEGs) by using phase change materials (PCM) and porous …

Active cooling performance of a PCM-based thermoelectric device: Dynamic characteristics and parametric investigations

Y Cai, BH Hong, WX Wu, WW Wang, FY Zhao - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCM) are widely seen as a cooling medium in thermoelectric
systems capable of effectively reducing the hot end temperature of thermoelectric device …

State of the art and future prospects for TEG-PCM Systems: A review

RP Kandi, MM Sudharmini, A Suryan… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
The clean energy transition demands a complete revamp of the global energy sector from
fossil fuels to renewables. Accelerating this transition shall be greatly beneficial for the …