Phase change materials (PCM) are employed to store thermal energy in solar collectors,
heat pumps, heat recovery, hot and cold storage. PCMs are encapsulated primarily in shell …

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

This paper carried out numerical investigations on the flow and heat transfer characteristics
of a phase change with two-dimensional rotation of the three-dimensional paraffin (RT-27) …

A solar chimney (SC) integrated with an earth–air heat exchanger (EAHE) produces a new
passive system (SCEAHE) that can passively provide fresh air and cooling capacity. An …

In this paper, a two-dimensional symmetric transient numerical heat transfer model for the
melting of PCM was established based on a vertical cylindrical energy storage device filled …

This study focuses on the thermal and frictional entropy generation characteristics of phase
change material (PCM) in a triplex tube latent heat storage unit which is a promising …

Rectangular shell-tube thermal storage systems have a wide range of applications in both
industrial waste heat recovery and solar power plants. Mastering the heat transfer …

Building space heating and cooling power consumption is growing due to population and
economic growth. Integrating phase change materials (PCMs) into various building …

This research study investigated the melting process of a phase change material (PCM),
heated from the bottom, under Neumann boundary conditions, in the presence of Rayleigh …

Phase change materials (PCM) RT-28HC, RT-35HC, and RT-44HC with three different
melting temperatures, 29° C, 36° C, and 44° C, with similar thermal properties, are …