In recent years, phase change materials have played an important role in the field of energy
storage because of their flexibility and high efficiency in energy storage and release …

Overwhelming research interest in developing green and renewable energy systems has
fostered the innovation of novel latent heat storage systems. Transport phenomena during …

Phase change materials (PCMs) have gained much attention due to their high ratio of
energy density to mass and their near isothermal behaviour during melting and …

The aim of this paper is to highlight the design of solar storage tank integrating PCM
modules for solar hot water production. The objective is to simulate working cycle of solar …

This chapter describes formulation of simulation models for ultrahigh temperature latent heat
thermal energy storage (UHT-LHTES) systems. A brief overview of the involved mechanisms …

Phase change materials (PCMs) are classified according to their phase change process,
temperature, and composition. The utilization of PCMs lies mainly in the field of solar energy …

This work aims to investigate the thermodynamic effect of phase change material integration
within vertical storage tanks that are connected to forced circulation solar water heaters, on …

Heat storage is the key factor in future energy systems with a large share of renewable
energies. A shell and tube heat storage tank capable of both long and short term heat …

Aiming to reveal the relationship between the thermophysical properties of shape-stabled
phase change materials (PCMs) with the structure of its matrix, a series of stearic acid/three …

Mathematical modelling of latent heat storage units is useful to calculate their thermal
performance for integration in larger systems. This requires the input of thermophysical …