Polyurethane-based flexible and conductive phase change composites for energy conversion and storage

W Aftab, A Mahmood, W Guo, M Yousaf… - Energy Storage …, 2019 - Elsevier
The widespread utilization of phase change materials (PCMs) in thermal energy storage
technologies is often limited by the shape instability, rigidity, low conductivity and lack of …

Molten salt-based nanocomposites for thermal energy storage: Materials, preparation techniques and properties

K Skrbek, V Bartůněk, D Sedmidubský - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Amongst various alternative energy storage and energy-producing technologies that have
been developed and introduced in the past years, advanced heat transfer technologies are …

High-temperature molten-salt thermal energy storage and advanced-Ultra-supercritical power cycles

A Boretti, S Castelletto - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
The work explores the opportunities offered by higher temperature heat transfer/heat storage
fluids, and higher temperature power cycles, in higher concentration solar thermal power …

Thermal conductivity measurement using modulated photothermal radiometry for nitrate and chloride molten salts

KM Chung, T Feng, J Zeng, SR Adapa, X Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Molten salts are being used or explored for thermal energy storage and conversion systems
in concentrating solar power and nuclear power plants. Thermal conductivity of molten salts …

Doping nanoparticles to enhance the thermal properties of eutectic salts in high temperature latent heat storage systems: A comprehensive review

C Wu, Z Hou, Z Wang - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2025 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) play a key role in advancing the development of thermal energy
storage (TES) technologies for third-generation concentrated solar power (CSP) systems …

Which thermochemical water-splitting cycle is more suitable for high-temperature concentrated solar energy?

A Boretti - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The manuscript reviews the thermochemical water-splitting cycles not in general (many
other works have covered this topic) but specifically for producing hydrogen coupled with …

Characterization of a latent thermal energy storage heat exchanger using a charging time energy fraction method with a heat loss model

K Couvreur, W Beyne, R Tassenoy, S Lecompte… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Correlations predicting the transient behavior of latent heat thermal energy storage systems
without too many computational efforts are valuable for engineering practices. This …

The phonon theory of liquids and biological fluids: Developments and applications

D Bolmatov - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Among the three basic states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas), the liquid state has always
eluded general theoretical approaches for describing liquid energy and heat capacity. In this …

A novel porous metal hydride tank for hydrogen energy storage and consumption assisted by PCM jackets and spiral tubes

SS Ardahaie, MJ Hosseini, M Eisapour… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogen energy storage through Metal Hydride (MH) reactors has various applications in
concentrated solar powers and fuel cells for stationary applications in renewable energy …

[HTML][HTML] Molten salt carbon felt oxidation for VRFB electrode performance improvement

J Piwek, G Gonzalez, P Peljo, E Frackowiak - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, carbon felt (CF) electrodes were chemically treated using alkali metal salt
(potassium nitrate) in the molten state as a mild oxidizing agent. Various temperatures in the …