A critical review on heat transfer enhancement techniques in latent heat storage systems based on phase change materials. Passive and active techniques, system …

BM Diaconu, M Cruceru, L Anghelescu - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
This review paper collects recent and relevant research articles on the topic of heat transfer
enhancement in phase change materials heat storage systems, covering both passive …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances of selected passive heat transfer intensification methods for phase change material-based latent heat energy storage units: A review

M Rogowski, R Andrzejczyk - … Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Elsevier
The following article overviews recent studies regarding heat transfer enhancement
methods, explicitly focusing on fins and coils utilization, in phase change material-based …

Fin design optimization to enhance PCM melting rate inside a rectangular enclosure

C Zhao, J Wang, Y Sun, S He, K Hooman - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Melting characteristics of a phase change material (PCM) inside a rectangular box
isothermally heated from the basal surface are investigated. Vertical straight fins are …

Numerical and experimental investigation on the melting heat transfer of nanographene-enhanced phase change material composites for thermal energy storage …

RK Kittusamy, V Rajagopal, PG Felix - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) low thermal conductivity limit the performance of latent heat
thermal energy storage systems. To enhance the thermal conductivity of the heat storage …

Thermal energy storage via waste heat from finned heater by using different phase change materials in a closed space

HF Öztop, H Coşanay, N Biswas… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a numerical analysis of the melting of phase change materials (PCMs), is
analyzed in a closed space, which is heated from the bottom wall. The heater has a set of …

Designing Next‐Generation Thermal Energy Storage Systems with Nanoparticle‐Based Hybrid Phase Change Materials: A Computational Analysis

S Chavan, B Venkateswarlu, SC Kim… - Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The disparity between the supply and demand for thermal energy has encouraged scientists
to develop effective thermal energy storage (TES) technologies. In this regard, hybrid nano …

Charging and discharging performances investigation for a vertical triplex-tube heat exchanger with a tapered configuration and reverse layout

H Dai, S Zhou, X Li, P Niu, S He, W Wang, M Gao - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Given the inherent low thermal conductivity of phase change materials, the majority of
previous research has focused on heat transfer intensification for the double-tube heat …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the discharging process of latent heat thermal energy storage units by means of normalized power parameters

A König-Haagen, S Höhlein, A Lázaro… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Many efforts are being made to mitigate the main disadvantage of most phase change
materials–their low thermal conductivities–in order to deliver latent heat energy storage …

[HTML][HTML] Volumetric quantification of melting and solidification of phase change materials by in-situ X-ray computed tomography

J Martinez-Garcia, D Gwerder, F Wahli, D Guarda… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solid–liquid phase transitions in phase change materials (PCM) usually exhibit a complex
dynamics, which critically determines the performance of latent heat thermal energy storage …

Effect of Cantor fractal fin arrangements on the thermal performance of a photovoltaic-phase change material system: An experimental study

J Du, D Bai, X Meng, F Jiao, Y Hong - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) could be utilized to regulate the temperature of photovoltaic
(PV) panels, thereby enhancing electrical efficiency. However, the performance of PCMs is …