A review of melting and freezing processes of PCM/nano-PCM and their application in energy storage

S Rostami, M Afrand, A Shahsavar, M Sheikholeslami… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) are capable of storing energy as latent energy by changing
the phase and provide the stored energy when they are returned to their initial phase at a …

Phase change materials energy storage enhancement schemes and implementing the lattice Boltzmann method for simulations: A review

M Shirbani, M Siavashi, M Bidabadi - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Utilizing phase change materials (PCMs) is one of the most effective methods of storing
thermal energy and is gaining popularity in renewable energy systems. In order to analyze …

Electrohydrodynamic enhancement of phase change material melting in cylindrical annuli under microgravity

K He, B Ma, L Wang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Latent heat thermal energy storage has been recommended as an effective technology for
the thermal management system of space exploration for its excellent ability to store thermal …

[HTML][HTML] Computational investigation of magnetohydrodynamic flow and melting process of phase change material in a battery pack using the lattice Boltzmann …

A Rahmani, M Dibaj, M Akrami - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
This study employs the lattice Boltzmann method to investigate the magnetohydrodynamic
(MHD) flow and melting process of phase change material (PCM) in a battery pack. The …

Numerical simulation of convective non-Newtonian power-law solid-liquid phase change using the lattice Boltzmann method

S Kebriti, H Moqtaderi - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a two dimensional enthalpy-based lattice Boltzmann method was developed to
simulate the non-Newtonian melting process inside an enclosure. To examine the effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Natural convection of rectangular cavity enhanced by obstacle and fin to simulate phase change material melting process using Lattice Boltzmann method

G Yan, A Alizadeh, A Rahmani, M Zarringhalam… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the lattice Boltzmann method has become a powerful method for
computational modeling of various complex fluid flow concerns, including the simulation of …

Emerging applications of phase change materials: A concise review of recent advances

H Faraji, A Benkaddour, K Oudaoui, M El Alami… - Heat …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Phase change materials (PCMs) are used as latent heat thermal energy storage materials.
The fields of application for PCMs are broad and diverse. Among these areas are thermal …

[HTML][HTML] Natural convection melting in a cubic cavity with internal fins: A lattice Boltzmann study

D Li, Z Yu - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, natural convection melting in a cubic cavity with internal fins is numerically
investigated in detail by employing the lattice Boltzmann method. To have a better …

Comparative study of natural convection melting inside a cubic cavity using an improved two-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann model

Y Zhao, L Wang, Z Chai, B Shi - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, the effects of heating direction on the natural convection melting in a cubic
cavity are comparatively studied by an improved two-relaxation-time (TRT) lattice Boltzmann …

A curved lattice Boltzmann boundary scheme for thermal convective flows with Neumann boundary condition

S Tao, A Xu, Q He, B Chen, FGF Qin - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020 - Elsevier
We propose a curved lattice Boltzmann boundary scheme for thermal convective flows with
Neumann boundary condition. The distribution function at the fluid-solid intersection node is …