Thermal energy storage and phase change materials (PCMs) have become one of the most
important research subjects in recent years. The present paper first introduces the …

Phase change materials (PCM) are promising technology to store thermal energy at a
constant temperature. A large amount of energy can be stored or released in latent heat form …

Effective thermal conductivity in open-cell foam with hierarchical pore structure was
estimated using lattice Boltzmann method. A new structure algorithm was proposed to …

In the present paper, a numerical and experimental study is implemented to analyze the
melting behavior of a Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System (LHTES) in a horizontal …

In this study, we have established an experimental platform featuring a shell and tube heat
exchanger (STHE) combined with phase change material (PCM) to investigate its energy …

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 …

A numerical model of heat transfer and fluid flow during melting of a phase change material
(PCM) inside a closed and uniformly heated spherical shell has been developed to …

To evaluate the effect of phase change materials (PCMs) on the indoor thermal environment
of greenhouses under different weather conditions and over a long time in the heating …

Phase change materials can emit and absorb radiation, so the role of thermal radiation on
melting process becomes prominent with the recovery of medium-high temperature waste …

Numerical simulation of melting processes is known to be tricky yet due to new application
fields they raise again the attention of both, researchers and engineers. Several approaches …