Phase change materials (PCMs) having a large latent heat during solid-liquid phase
transition are promising for thermal energy storage applications. However, the relatively low …

Porous structures are widely used as thermal conductivity enhancers (TCEs) for phase
change materials (PCMs) in thermal management systems (TMSs) and thermal storage …

Functional materials for solar energy collection, conversion, and storage need to be
developed to address the global energy crisis. In this study, phase-change nanofiber films …

Introducing metal fins or foams can both enhance the performance of shell-and-tube phase
change thermal energy storage (TES) devices, but the heat transfer mechanisms are …

This paper reports a heat sink that uses a composite phase change material (PCM) made
from a copper foam infused with a Field's metal eutectic alloy that melts at 60° C to achieve …

Phase change materials (PCM) used to buffer temperature swings in electronic devices
have the potential to improve reliability and shrink the volume and weight of the thermal …

Photovoltaics, as a direct technology to convert sunlight into electricity, possess significant
potential to deal with ever-increasing environmental problems and the desire to reduce the …

Phase change materials store thermal energy in the form of latent heat, and are often
integrated with high thermal conductivity metals to make composites that have both high …

This study proposes a low-global warming potential cascade heat pump system with
integrated phase change material (PCM) for combined space heating and cooling. PCM is …

While phase change material based heat sinks have been shown to act as highly efficient
transient cooling devices, the effective implementation of these components is prevented by …