Effect of nano-enhanced phase change materials on performance of cool thermal energy storage system: A review

A Sathishkumar, P Sundaram, M Cheralathan… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The cooling demand is anticipated to rise threefold between 2010 and 2050. The comfort
temperature in the building is important, and the demand for cooling is rising vastly …

Synthesis, stability, and heat transfer behavior of water and graphene nanoplatelet-based nanofluid for cool thermal storage applications

P Sundaram, A Kalaisselvane, A Sathishkumar… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to synthesize stable nano-enhanced phase change materials (NEPCM)
using deionized (DI) water and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) with the aid of three different …

Charging and discharging processes of low capacity nano-PCM based cool thermal energy storage system: An experimental study

A Sathishkumar, M Cheralathan - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study aims to investigate the performance of the low-capacity energy storage
tank in different heat transfer fluid (HTF) conditions (at various flow rates) filled with spherical …

Water-graphene nanoplatelets based thermal energy storage material with nucleating and thickening agents: an investigation on thermal behavior during phase …

P Sundaram, A Sathishkumar, R Prabakaran… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Application of the water-phase change material (PCM) in the cold thermal energy storage
(CTES) units has been restricted due to the subcooling degree (SCD), instability, and lower …

Surfactant control of coffee ring formation in carbon nanotube suspensions

NS Howard, AJ Archer, DN Sibley, DJ Southee… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
The coffee ring effect regularly occurs during the evaporation of colloidal droplets and is
often undesirable. Here we show that adding a specific concentration of a surfactant can …

Combined effects of nozzle hole variation and piston bowl geometry modification on performance characteristics of a diesel engine with energy and exergy approach

V Praveena, MLJ Martin, EG Varuvel - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
This experimental work aims to address the challenges of waste management. Biomass
waste is converted into useful fuel and considered as a replacement to conventional fuel in …

Influence of various additives on stability and phase change characteristics of DI water-GnP-based NFPCM for cold thermal energy storage systems

S Palanichamy, K Athiimoulam - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The present work aims to investigate the effects of various additives on the stability of
graphene nanoplatelet (GnP)–based nanofluid phase change material (NFPCM) for cold …

Improving the solidification performance of deionized water using magnetically oriented CNT by Fe3O4 nanoparticles as magnetic agents

M Xing, D Jing, H Zhang, R Wang - International Journal of Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, directionally distributed Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT) were applied
for supercooling suppression and improving the thermal conductivity of deionized water …

Influence of functionalized carbon flake on phase change characteristics of deionized (DI) water for cool thermal storage system

A Sathishkumar, M Cheralathan - Fullerenes, Nanotubes and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The current work aims to study the influence of thermal-resistance (R) and the time constant
(τ) in phase change properties of carbon flake-based phase change materials (CPCM) …

Role of aloe vera based nanofluids for cool thermal energy storage system: A comparative study

A Sathishkumar, P Sundaram, SP Ranga… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present experimental investigation incorporates the preparation of aloe vera gel-based
phase change nanofluid (NFPCM) for a cool thermal energy storage (CTES) system. Two …