The melting performance of a rotating triplex-tube latent heat thermal energy storage unit is
studied by numerical simulation method. The Taguchi design and response surface method …

Phase change heat storage is the backbone of energy storage technology, but its storage
time is affected by the low thermal conductivity of phase change materials. Therefore, the …

Solid-liquid phase transformation of a phase change material in a rectangular enclosure
with corrugated fins is studied. Employing a physics-based model, the influence of fin length …

This study explores the effects of material types and structural parameters of metal foam, and
heating configurations on the evolution of melting front, heat transfer characteristics, and …

Phase change material (PCM) are often used to realize thermal energy storage, which is
regarded as an effective way to solve the problem of time difference between energy supply …

Low thermal performance of storage systems represents a barrier to their
industrial/engineering application and commercialization. Among all the proposed methods …

This work investigates the melting and heat transfer characteristics from an isothermally
heated circular cylinder placed inside twelve differentially shaped enclosures filled with the …

This paper investigates natural convection and entropy generation of the Nano-
Encapsulated phase change materials (NEPCMs) in an inclined L-shaped cavity. The …

The organic phase change material (PCM) microcapsules have a great prospect in thermal
energy storage and temperature control. But the disadvantages of poor thermal conductivity …

Due to the mismatch between energy demand and energy production, in the last years the
study of latent thermal energy storage systems has been significantly growing. This work …