Review on building energy performance improvement using phase change materials

M Song, F Niu, N Mao, Y Hu, S Deng - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Confronted with the crises of the growing resource shortages and continued deterioration of
the environment, building energy performance improvement using phase change materials …

Review on improvement for air source heat pump units during frosting and defrosting

M Song, S Deng, C Dang, N Mao, Z Wang - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Air source heat pump (ASHP) units have found worldwide applications due to their
advantages of high energy efficient and environmental friendly. Frost deposition and …

Review on heat pump (HP) coupled with phase change material (PCM) for thermal energy storage

H Gu, Y Chen, X Yao, L Huang, D Zou - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
In the context of carbon peaking as well as carbon neutral, energy storage, as well as
energy saving technology, have become a research hot spot. The combination of energy …

The solutions to electric vehicle air conditioning systems: A review

Z Zhang, J Wang, X Feng, L Chang, Y Chen… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The air conditioning (AC) system provides cool, heating and ventilation in the cabin of the
electric vehicles (EVs). It is necessary to control the interior thermal environments of the …

An analysis of solar assisted ground source heat pumps in cold climates

G Emmi, A Zarrella, M De Carli, A Galgaro - Energy Conversion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Exploiting renewable energy sources for air-conditioning has been extensively investigated
over recent years, and many countries have been working to promote the use of renewable …

Efficiency comparison between defrosting methods: A laboratory study on reverse-cycle defrosting, electric heating defrosting, and warm brine defrosting

J Klingebiel, M Hassan, V Venzik, C Vering… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Frost on the evaporator of a cold storage refrigeration system reduces cooling capacity and
COP (Coefficient of Performance). Hence an energy-efficient defrosting process is crucial for …

Research of anti-frosting technology in refrigeration and air conditioning fields: A review

F Wang, C Liang, X Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Frost formation is inevitable in refrigeration and air conditioning fields. Frosting heavily
impacts on the operating efficiency of equipments, and leads to considerable energy …

Review of experimental data associated with the solidification characteristics of water droplets on a cold plate surface at the early frosting stage

M Song, C Dang, T Higashi, E Hihara - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Frosting is widely seen in the surface of an evaporator extracting heat from air in heat pump
or liquid natural gas fields. The solidification of a water droplet on a cold plate surface, a …

A review of heat pump systems for heating and cooling of buildings in China in the last decade

L Ni, J Dong, Y Yao, C Shen, D Qv, X Zhang - Renewable Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Heat pump technology fully shows the principle of energy recycling in terms of Heating,
Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC). It avoids unipolarity of energy using in the …

Condensation frosting on meter-scale superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic heat exchangers

KS Boyina, AJ Mahvi, S Chavan, D Park… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Frost formation on heat transfer equipment such as air-source heat pump evaporators can
result in drastic efficiency penalties. The performance reduction is a result of the insulating …