Nanofluids: Physical phenomena, applications in thermal systems and the environment effects-a critical review

AH Pordanjani, S Aghakhani, M Afrand… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of literature on the effects of using nanofluids (NFs) in energy
systems. First, different types of NFs, including the combination of metal and non-metal …

Application of nanofluid in solar energy harvesting devices: A comprehensive review

AK Hamzat, MI Omisanya, AZ Sahin… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increase in energy demand due to population explosion and the recent global
pandemic stressed the need to maximize solar energy harvesting. Nanofluids are used to …

An updated review on application of nanofluids in heat exchangers for saving energy

AH Pordanjani, S Aghakhani, M Afrand… - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper a brief review on application of nanofluids in heat exchangers has been
addressed. One of the barriers to increase the capacity of different industries is the lack of …

Solidification enhancement of phase change materials using fins and nanoparticles in a triplex-tube thermal energy storage unit: Recent advances and development

FL Rashid, M Eisapour, RK Ibrahem… - … Communications in Heat …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although phase change materials are significant for heat storage, the fundamental issue
with energy storage is their poor heat conductivity. Three scenarios have been widely …

[HTML][HTML] Application and analysis of flip mechanism in the melting process of a triplex-tube latent heat energy storage unit

F Li, X Huang, Y Li, L Lu, X Meng, X Yang, B Sundén - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to improve the characteristics of uneven melting in the melting process of the
horizontal latent heat energy storage system, the triplex-tube latent heat energy storage unit …

Phase change materials application in battery thermal management system: a review

C Liu, D Xu, J Weng, S Zhou, W Li, Y Wan, S Jiang… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The purpose of a battery thermal management system (BTMS) is to maintain the battery
safety and efficient use as well as ensure the battery temperature is within the safe operating …

Thermophysical properties and applications of nano-enhanced PCMs: An update review

L Yang, J Huang, F Zhou - Energy conversion and management, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy conservation management using latent heat storage (LHS) technique is nowadays
employed as a solution to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions …

Solidification enhancement with multiple PCMs, cascaded metal foam and nanoparticles in the shell-and-tube energy storage system

JM Mahdi, HI Mohammed, ET Hashim… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The thermal response of the shell-and-tube energy storage system consisting of multiple
segments holding separate phase-change materials (PCMs) of different melting points was …

Hybrid heat transfer enhancement for latent-heat thermal energy storage systems: A review

JM Mahdi, S Lohrasbi, EC Nsofor - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Thermal management of the lithium-ion battery by the composite PCM-Fin structures

Z Sun, R Fan, F Yan, T Zhou, N Zheng - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCM) based battery thermal management system (BTMS) usually
suffers from the low thermal conductivity of PCM. In this paper, novel fin structures which …