[HTML][HTML] Applications and technological challenges for heat recovery, storage and utilisation with latent thermal energy storage

Z Li, Y Lu, R Huang, J Chang, X Yu, R Jiang, X Yu… - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage (TES) technology is considered to have the greatest potential to
balance the demand and supply overcoming the intermittency and fluctuation nature of real …

Towards a novel holistic design of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems operating under heat source fluctuations and intermittency

X Li, B Xu, H Tian, G Shu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) has been considered as a promising technology in energy
conversion from both renewable and industrial waste heat. However, the inherent fluctuating …

Design optimization on solidification performance of a rotating latent heat thermal energy storage system subject to fluctuating heat source

X Huang, F Li, J Guo, Y Li, R Du, X Yang, YL He - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The combination of latent heat storage (LHS) technology with the Organic Rankine Cycle
represents a widely recognized solar thermoelectric conversion means. However, this …

Synergistic improvement of melting rate and heat storage capacity by a rotation-based method for shell-and-tube latent thermal energy storage

X Yu, R Jiang, Z Li, G Qian, B Wang, L Wang… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rotation is emerging as a novel heat transfer enhancement technique for latent thermal
energy storage (LTES) due to its superiority in concise control of rotation conditions and …

[HTML][HTML] Harmony search optimization for optimum sizing of hybrid solar schemes based on battery storage unit

A Maleki, MA Nazari, F Pourfayaz - Energy Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Hybrid systems composed of solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage units are reliable
and clean technologies for utilization in off-grid cases. Optimal sizing of these systems …

An in-depth study on melting performance of latent heat thermal energy storage system under rotation mechanism by fluctuating heat source

X Huang, F Li, Z Li, X Yang, MJ Li - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) is a reliable and efficient means of converting
solar energy into electricity. The challenges brought about by the unpredictable nature of …

N-eicosane/expanded graphite as composite phase change materials for electro-driven thermal energy storage

C Li, B Zhang, Q Liu - Journal of Energy Storage, 2020 - Elsevier
Latent heat storage (LHS) is considered to be a promising technique for thermal energy
storage, due to its high energy storage density and nearly constant working temperature …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances of selected passive heat transfer intensification methods for phase change material-based latent heat energy storage units: A review

M Rogowski, R Andrzejczyk - … Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Elsevier
The following article overviews recent studies regarding heat transfer enhancement
methods, explicitly focusing on fins and coils utilization, in phase change material-based …

Charging performance optimization of a latent heat storage unit with fractal tree-like fins

C Yu, S Wu, Y Huang, F Yao, X Liu - Journal of Energy Storage, 2020 - Elsevier
The significant deficiency of the latent heat storage (LHS) technology is the poor heat
charging and discharging efficiency. Here invokes a fractal tree-like fin to strengthen the …

Biomimetic optimized vertically aligned annular fins for fast latent heat thermal energy storage

X Liu, X Qin, Y Tian, Q Luo, H Yao, J Wang, C Dang… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) technology has been widely used in balancing
energy demand and intermittent energy supply, as well as thermal management in …