Foodstuff has to be transported from where it is produced or packaged to the market. It is
important to control the temperature and humidity of the delivered food to minimize the waste …

Thermal energy storage systems, also known as thermal batteries integrated with phase
change materials, have gained significant attention in recent years as a promising solution …

Due to the growing population rate and increasing social activities, the content of municipal
solid waste (MSW) production is increasing. Energy production from MSW is one of the …

Flow and heat transfer in porous foams are usually simulated based on averaged properties
that are far from the actual values and can lead to substantial inaccuracies in the results. The …

Latent thermal energy storage (LTES) heat exchangers can provide energy storage in a
broad range of energy systems. Implementing LTES heat exchangers requires an …

Correlations predicting the transient behavior of latent heat thermal energy storage systems
without too many computational efforts are valuable for engineering practices. This …

Worldwide, the energy consumption of refrigeration systems increased by 50% in the last 20
years. Currently, active refrigeration systems are often used to maintain cold chains in …

Due to the unique thermal absorption and release capabilities, phase‐change materials
(PCMs) are used in various industrial fields, such as photo‐thermal storage and building …

Energy storage plays a critical role in balancing the power distribution grid and can provide
more flexible and reliable grids. In addition, renewable energy based-systems integrated …

Integrating energy storage systems into electricity distribution systems can improve flexibility,
stability and reliability. This issue becomes even more important in renewable resources …