A review on phase-change materials: Mathematical modeling and simulations

Y Dutil, DR Rousse, NB Salah, S Lassue… - … and sustainable Energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
Energy storage components improve the energy efficiency of systems by reducing the
mismatch between supply and demand. For this purpose, phase-change materials are …

[HTML][HTML] Melting and solidification of PCMs inside a spherical capsule: A critical review

MM Kenisarin, K Mahkamov, SC Costa… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
To date, numerous phase change materials (PCM) have been developed for application in
latent heat storage systems. There are many issues in the process from the development of …

Response of water temperatures and stratification to changing climate in three lakes with different morphometry

MR Magee, CH Wu - Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2017 - hess.copernicus.org
Water temperatures and stratification are important drivers for ecological and water quality
processes within lake systems, and changes in these with increases in air temperature and …

Numerical and experimental study of spherical capsules packed bed latent heat storage system

KAR Ismail, JR Henrıquez - Applied thermal engineering, 2002 - Elsevier
A numerical model to simulate a storage system composed of spherical capsules filled with
PCM placed inside a cylindrical tank fitted with a working fluid circulation system to charge …

Precise deposition of molten microdrops: the physics of digital microfabrication

F Gao, AA Sonin - Proceedings of the Royal Society of …, 1994 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Objects, materials or components may be built up by precise deposition of molten
microdrops under controlled thermal conditions. This provides a means of 'digital …

Numerical and experimental study of solidification in a spherical shell

E Assis, G Ziskind, R Letan - 2009 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The present study explores numerically and experimentally the process of a phase-change
material (PCM) solidification in a spherical shell. At the initial state, the PCM liquid occupies …

Melting and freezing

LS Yao, J Prusa - Advances in Heat transfer, 1989 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Melting and freezing are important processes and these processes
have played a decisive role in the formation of the Earth. This phase-change phenomena …

Freezing and melting of water in spherical enclosures of the type used in thermal (ice) storage systems

IW Eames, KT Adref - Applied thermal engineering, 2002 - Elsevier
This paper describes and evaluates the results of an experimental study aimed at the
characterisation of the freezing and melting processes for water contained in spherical …

Analytical and experimental investigations of nanoparticles embedded phase change materials for cooling application in modern buildings

S Kalaiselvam, R Parameshwaran, S Harikrishnan - Renewable Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents the analytical and experimental investigations of the phase change heat
transfer characteristics and thermodynamic behavior of spherically enclosed phase change …

Trends and abrupt changes in 104 years of ice cover and water temperature in a dimictic lake in response to air temperature, wind speed, and water clarity drivers

MR Magee, CH Wu, DM Robertson… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2016 - hess.copernicus.org
The one-dimensional hydrodynamic ice model, DYRESM-WQ-I, was modified to simulate ice
cover and thermal structure of dimictic Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, USA, over a continuous …