Phase change materials (PCMs) allow the storage of large amounts of latent heat during
phase transition. They have the potential to both increase the efficiency of renewable …

Phase change materials (PCM) are characterized for storing a large amount of thermal
energy while changing from one phase to another (generally solid-liquid states) at a specific …

Phase change materials (PCMs) are gaining increasing attention and becoming popular in
the thermal energy storage field. Microcapsules enhance thermal and mechanical …

Salt hydrates are considered to be promising materials for thermal energy storage (TES) and
are being widely used in different areas. However, these compounds have several …

In recent years, micro-and nano-encapsulation methods have received considerable interest
in the field of environmental research. These simple coating approaches retain the active …

Phase change materials (PCMs) have attracted much attention for their ability to store and
release sizeable latent heat via the isothermal phase transition process. However, pure …

In modern heat transfer systems, thermal storage not only causes the balance between
demand and supply, but also improves the heat transfer efficiency in these systems. In the …

Thermal and electrical management of the PV systems integrated with Phase Change
Materials has been discussed in this article. The main aim of this review article is to provide …

Phase change materials (PCMs) have been identified as potential candidates for building
energy optimization by increasing the thermal mass of buildings. The increased thermal …

Microcapsules containing phase change material (PCM) paraffin as the internal phase and
melamine-urea-formaldehyde (MUF) as the external shell were synthesized by in situ …