A review on modeling and simulation of solar energy storage systems based on phase change materials

H Asgharian, E Baniasadi - Journal of Energy Storage, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Phase Change Materials (PCM) have been widely used in different applications.
PCM is recognized as one of the most promising materials to store solar thermal energy in …

Solar systems integrated with absorption heat pumps and thermal energy storages: state of art

G Leonzio - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Renewable energy sources (including hydropower, wind, biomass, geothermal, tidal, wave
and solar energy sources) can satisfy the present and future energy demands, with minor …

An analytical and comparative study of the charging and discharging processes in a latent heat thermal storage tank for solar water heater system

S Bazri, IA Badruddin, MS Naghavi, OK Seng… - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the last decades, the science of solar cells has been substantially soared; however, the
existence philosophy needs to follow almost the same mechanism due to the known …

Exergetic analysis of a solar thermal power system with PCM storage

MH Mahfuz, A Kamyar, O Afshar, M Sarraf… - Energy conversion and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Exergy analysis has become an important tool for thermodynamic assessment of power
generation systems. In the present study, thermodynamic performance (energy and exergy) …

Experimental investigation of latent heat storage in a coil in PCM storage unit

AIN Korti, FZ Tlemsani - Journal of Energy Storage, 2016 - Elsevier
The thermal energy storage is very important because it provides the solution to problems
related between the provided and the required energies. This work presents the …

Effective utilization of natural convection via novel fin design & influence of enhanced viscosity due to carbon nano-particles in a solar cooling thermal storage system

RP Singh, H Xu, SC Kaushik, D Rakshit, A Romagnoli - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The present work proposes a novel fin design for high temperature solar cooling thermal
storage system (TES) which utilizes natural convection more effectively. Different fin …

Experimental analysis of hydroquinone used as phase change material (PCM) to be applied in solar cooling refrigeration

A Gil, E Oró, L Miró, G Peiró, Á Ruiz… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
This present paper is focused on the study of high temperature thermal energy storage
(TES) using phase change materials (PCM) to be applied on cooling and refrigeration …

Investigation on thermal properties of capric–palmitic–stearic acid/activated carbon composite phase change materials for high-temperature cooling application

Y Yuan, T Li, N Zhang, X Cao, X Yang - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2016 - Springer
Based on the theory calculation, the capric–palmitic–stearic (CA–PA–SA) ternary eutectic
mixture was prepared with melting and freezing temperature of 19.93 and 16.84° C …

Transient analysis of the cooling process of molten salt thermal storage tanks due to standby heat loss

C Suárez, A Iranzo, FJ Pino, J Guerra - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Molten salts consisting of 60% sodium nitrate and 40% potassium nitrate have been used
successfully as a thermal energy collection and storage fluid in different solar thermal plants …

Performance assessment of a single/double hybrid effect absorption cooling system driven by linear Fresnel solar collectors with latent thermal storage

L Zhou, X Li, Y Zhao, Y Dai - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Coupling with a single/double hybrid effect (SDHE) absorption system could cut down the
investment cost and increase significantly the average coefficient of performance. A hybrid …