The following article overviews recent studies regarding heat transfer enhancement
methods, explicitly focusing on fins and coils utilization, in phase change material-based …

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

Due to its unique qualities and advantages, phase change materials (PCMs) are crucial for
thermal energy storage in various applications. The poor conductivity of PCMs is known to …

Enhancing the melting performance of phase change material (PCM) has always been an
important issue in thermal energy storage. T-shaped fin has the potential to enhance melting …

The spatial layout of the highly conductive fin and phase change materials (PCM) and the
thermophysical properties of PCM are important factors restricting the heat transfer rate of …

To control greenhouse gas emissions and improve the sustainability of renewable energy
technologies, thermal energy storage systems are receiving significant attention in recent …

This paper concerns the optimum design of horizontal shell-and-tube latent heat thermal
energy storage (LHTES) units that use symmetric splitter plates to structure non-uniform …

A novel fin structure was proposed to improve the heat transfer characteristics of triple-tube
latent heat storage system (TTLHSS). Ansys Fluent software is used for two-dimensional …

This work concerns the melting performance enhancement in a finned shell and tube
thermal energy storage device containing salt based phase change materials. Two storage …

A 3-D numerical investigation is carried out to analyze the melting characteristics of phase
change materials (PCM, n-octadecane) in L-shaped shell-and-tube latent heat thermal …