Machine learning analysis for heat transfer enhancement in nano-encapsulated phase change materials within L-shaped enclosure with heated blocks

HT Basha, B Jang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) are crucial to energy storage systems due to their
enhanced thermal properties. They significantly boost energy efficiency and promote …

Thermal performance of cascaded latent heat thermal energy storage units constructed based on solid-liquid interface information

Y Hu, K Zhang, J Wang, K Song, L Wang… - … Communications in Heat …, 2024 - Elsevier
A novel approach to constructing cascaded latent heat thermal energy storage units is
proposed to enhance the thermal performance of horizontally placed shell-and-tube phase …

Effect of composite fin structure on phase change heat storage tank: A numerical investigation

C Huang, X Liu, Z Zhang, J Zhang, X Huang - Thermal Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the phase change heat storage process in the hot water
displacement system. The PCHS unit incorporates V-shaped fins and straight fins to …

Study of heat transfer characteristics of new-fin for sleeve-tube thermal energy storage units

X Wu, K Hao, M Zhao, Y Chen, Y Liu, C Lv, S Cao, Y Yu… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
To address the issue of low melting efficiency between adjacent fins and at the bottom of the
phase change material (PCM) in a horizontal shell-and-tube phase change thermal energy …