The potential of phase-change materials (PCMs) for application in the fields of thermal
energy storage and thermal management is well recognized, due to their remarkable energy …

Due to the low thermal conductivity of the available phase change materials (PCM), fins are
usually incorporated into latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems. Although …

In the present study, the thermal characteristics of a finned heat pipe-assisted latent heat
thermal energy storage system are investigated numerically. A transient two-dimensional …

The main advantage of latent heat thermal energy storage systems is the capability to store
a large quantity of thermal energy in an isothermal process by changing phase from solid to …

Analytical, computational and experimental investigations directed at improving the
performance of latent heat thermal energy storage systems that utilize high thermal …

Building legislation along with environmental and comfort concerns are increasingly driving
designers of building services and air conditioning equipment towards more energy efficient …

Considerable research has been conducted on heat transfer enhancement of phase change
materials (PCMs) in thermal energy storage systems. Heat transfer enhancement techniques …

The applicability of the effectiveness–NTU method for characterising a PCM thermal energy
storage system was experimentally investigated. The system consisted of PCM …

The authors focused on a mixture of magnesium nitrate hexahydrate as a base material and
magnesium chloride hexahydrate as an additive to store and utilize urban waste heat from …

This article presents an integrated collector–storage solar air heater (ICSSAH) based on lap
joint-type (LJT) flat micro-heat pipe arrays (FMHPA) and latent thermal storage (LTS) …