Under microgravity environment for spacecraft operation, the melting rate of phase change
material is restricted by its low heat transfer performance and disappearance of natural …

Thermal management of small satellites in the thermal environment of low earth orbit is a
crucial task. Any satellite in low earth orbit is subjected to two distinct thermal conditions for …

Thermal control is a critical functionality in space applications due to the narrow operation
temperature range of the on-board systems, and, on the other hand, due to the harsh …

We study the influence of metallic nanoparticles on heat transfer and thermal energy storage
in a phase change material driven by thermocapillarity. Thermocapillary flows break the …

We present a new concept to strongly enhance the conversion of ambient thermal
fluctuations into electric power using the Marangoni effect. The physics and capability of the …

The presence of thermocapillary (Marangoni) convection in microgravity may help to
enhance the heat transfer rate of phase change materials (PCMs) in space applications. We …

The present work is focused on the 3D numerical analyses of the n-octadecane melting
process, under microgravity conditions and Marangoni convection, by using the …

This work aims to investigate the flow, heat transfer and phase change characteristics of
porous media composite phase change materials with different aspect ratios in the …

We present a comprehensive study on heat transfer in phase-change materials (PCMs),
focusing on both melting and solidification phases, different temperature scenarios, an …

We present a complete model of a thermoelectric micro-energy harvester to transform
ambient thermal fluctuations into electricity that couples a thermoelectric generator (TEG) to …