With high energy consumption trend in buildings, the adoption of thermal energy storage
systems toward reducing cooling load has been increased in recent years. Subsequently …

The phase change materials (PCMs) integrated in building envelope structure can decrease
the buildings' energy consumption and improve indoor thermal comfort quality. This paper …

Most installed phase change materials in real applications are typically spherical
microencapsulated paraffin. However, salt hydrates can be a cheap alternative when …

Sodium acetate trihydrate (SAT) as a phase change material (PCM) suffers from large
supercooling, unclear compatibilities and low thermal conductivity. In this paper, the …

Heat storage is a promising method for enhancing the utilization efficiency of new energy by
providing a stable heat supply drawn from a discontinuous new energy source. The …

Most of the installed phase change material in buildings is expensive microencapsulated
paraffin, which is flammable. Salt hydrates are corrosive and hygroscopic but cheap. A …

The applications of PCM-to-air heat exchangers (PAHXs) face operational challenges
regarding the local climatic conditions. One of the main issues is the insufficient cooling …

Thermal energy storage is gaining importance within the framework of energy turnaround. It
is required in many applications to supply heat at a constant temperature. Therefore, phase …

The thermal properties of lightweight buildings can be efficiently improved by using phase
change materials (PCMs). The heat storage capacity of the building can be extended exactly …

Driven by a rapid surge in cooling demand in buildings, the energy consumption dedicated
to cooling has experienced remarkable growth. To address this challenge, the adoption of …