The present review covers the heat transfer literature published in 2004 in English
language, including some translations of foreign language papers. Though extensive, some …

In the current study, the melting phase change heat transfer in paraffin-saturated in open-
celled metallic foams was experimentally and numerically studied. The experiments were …

This paper deals with the thermal performances of PCM/diatomite composites for energy
saving. The PCM/diatomite composites were prepared by incorporating PCMs in the pores …

The main objective of this study is to investigate the enhancement of energy storage rate of a
thermal energy storage unit filled with a phase change material (PCM) by inserting a fin …

We present a new numerical system using finite elements with mesh adaptivity for the
simulation of solid–liquid phase change systems. In the liquid phase, the natural convection …

This study numerically investigates the influence of integration of a phase change material
(PCM) slab inside a vertical beverage cooler (VBC) on the energy consumption, the thermal …

The present paper reports on a numerical study of the ice storage process in finned shell-
tube ice storage (STIS) units, with a focus on the special solidification behavior using water …

In the present study, the effects of applying the magnetic field resulted from quadrupole
magnets on charging (melting) and discharging (solidification) performance of a shell and …

The Mpemba effect is popularly summarized by the statement that “hot water can freeze
faster than cold water”, and has been observed experimentally since the time of Aristotle; …

In this paper, the solidification of water near its density extremum is simulated while taking
into account the expansion of the phase change material resulting from the different density …