Thermal energy storage (TES) technology is considered to have the greatest potential to
balance the demand and supply overcoming the intermittency and fluctuation nature of real …

Abstract Latent Thermal Energy Storage (TES) has been widely recognized in the academic
community and regarded as one of the most promising technologies for heat storage. As one …

The solid-liquid phase change energy storage system promoted the efficient and
sustainable utilization of dispersive and intermittent renewable energy. Low energy storage …

A heat sink filled with phase change material (PCM) is an efficient thermal management
device which utilizes the high latent heat of fusion of PCM in the cooling process. To improve …

Phase change materials are promising options for thermal energy storage and thermal
energy devices. However, their low thermal conductivity lowers their charging and …

In this paper, melting performance of phase change materials (PCMs) in a horizontal
concentric–tube thermal energy storage (TES) unit was numerically investigated with …

Rotation is emerging as a novel heat transfer enhancement technique for latent thermal
energy storage (LTES) due to its superiority in concise control of rotation conditions and …

This paper presents a unique solution to the problem of heat transfer intensification in shell-
and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage units by means of high conducting fins. We …

In this paper, the effects of applying straight and bifurcated fin configurations on melting
behavior of paraffin inside the shell-and-tube heat exchangers are both experimentally and …

This paper aims to evaluate the effects of fin arrangement in a vertical finned double-pipe
latent heat storage system based on the locations, thickness and diameter of the fins in …