Supercooling is a natural phenomenon that keeps a phase change material (PCM) in its
liquid state at a temperature lower than its solidification temperature. In the field of thermal …

Latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) using phase change materials (PCM) has been
considered a promising technique for improving the energy efficiency of thermal systems …

The effect of the value used for the mushy zone parameter (A mush) on predicted heat
transfer and melting characteristics of a phase change material (PCM) Lauric acid, in both …

Ocean thermal energy offers the possibility to solve the contradiction between long-term and
high-frequency observation and finite power of unmanned underwater vehicles. There are …

Controlled melting and solidification in encapsulated phase change materials (PCMs) is of
practical interest, for example, in latent heat storage applications. The choice of PCMs and …

This paper investigates the effect of vertical fins, as an enhancement technique, on the heat
transfer rate and energy density of a latent heat thermal energy storage system. This …

Two computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models were developed for the simulation of an air-
thermal energy storage (TES) unit. The TES unit was experimentally tested with air flowing …

We report a combined experimental and numerical investigation of a melting process
representative of latent thermal energy storage systems. The purpose of the work is to …

Overwhelming research interest in developing green and renewable energy systems has
fostered the innovation of novel latent heat storage systems. Transport phenomena during …

As a result of increasing environmental and economic concerns, the demand for more
efficient energetic systems has augmented, leading to a greater focus on investigating new …