Innovative design of microencapsulated phase change materials for thermal energy storage and versatile applications: a review

H Liu, X Wang, D Wu - Sustainable energy & fuels, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
As a class of thermal energy-storage materials, phase change materials (PCMs) play an
important role in sustainable development of economy and society with a rapid increase in …

[HTML][HTML] Melting and solidification of PCMs inside a spherical capsule: A critical review

MM Kenisarin, K Mahkamov, SC Costa… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
To date, numerous phase change materials (PCM) have been developed for application in
latent heat storage systems. There are many issues in the process from the development of …

Exploring mushy zone constant in enthalpy-porosity methodology for accurate modeling convection-diffusion solid-liquid phase change of calcium chloride …

WB Ye, M Arıcı - International Communications in Heat and Mass …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mushy zone constant (A m) is a crucial parameter in the momentum source term of enthalpy-
porosity technique for modeling convection-diffusion solid-liquid phase change. Literature …

Computer modelling and experimental investigation of phase change hysteresis of PCMs: The state-of-the-art review

L Klimeš, P Charvát, MM Joybari, M Zálešák… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The present review provides an overview and critical analysis of recently published
simulation approaches and experimental studies addressing the phase change hysteresis …

[HTML][HTML] Melting of PCM inside a novel encapsulation design for thermal energy storage system

MR Mohaghegh, Y Alomair, M Alomair… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Phase Change Materials (PCMs) encapsulated inside different shape and size
enclosures have been playing an important role in designing thermal energy storage (TES) …

Performance evaluation of nano-enhanced phase change materials during discharge stage in waste heat recovery

V Soni, A Kumar, VK Jain - Renewable Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Waste heat recovery in temperature range of 100° C–150° C based on a novel phase
change material (PCM) is numerically investigated. The study is performed using a …

Albizzia pollen-inspired phase change capsules accelerate energy storage of packed-bed thermal energy storage system

H Yao, X Liu, Y Tian, Q Xu, Q Luo, T Ren… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Packed-bed thermal energy storage (PBTES) system using phase change capsules has
been widely applied for thermal energy harvesting and management to alleviate …

Biomimetically calabash-inspired phase change material capsule: Experimental and numerical analysis on thermal performance and flow characteristics

F Wang, G Zhang, X Shi, Y Dong, Y Xun… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The propositions of bionics have led to the evolution of engineering technologies, such as
solar energy utilization and thermal energy storage. Inspired by the idea of the natural …

Artificial mitochondrion for fast latent heat storage: experimental study and lattice Boltzmann simulation

Y Tian, X Liu, H Zheng, Q Xu, Z Zhu, Q Luo, C Song… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The packed-bed latent heat storage technique has been widely applied in thermal energy
management and harvesting, but its extensive deployment remains limited due to its slow …

Prediction of melting characteristics of encapsulated phase change material energy storage systems

V Athawale, A Bhattacharya, P Rath - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a numerical study of encapsulated phase change material (PCM)
energy storage systems consisting of a single capsule or multiple capsules with different …