Nanotechnology-integrated phase change material and nanofluids for solar applications as a potential approach for clean energy strategies: Progress, challenges …

Z Said, MA Sohail, AK Pandey, P Sharma… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Integrating nanotechnology into phase change materials (PCMs) has emerged as a novel
approach to improving PCM thermal properties and performance in various thermal energy …

A review and prospective of fin design to improve heat transfer performance of latent thermal energy storage

S Zhang, S Mancin, L Pu - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Latent Thermal Energy Storage (TES) has been widely recognized in the academic
community and regarded as one of the most promising technologies for heat storage. As one …

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 …

A review of nanomaterial incorporated phase change materials for solar thermal energy storage

MA Nazari, A Maleki, MEH Assad, MA Rosen… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Phase Change Materials (PCMs) have being used in different solar energy systems
for thermal energy storage and performance enhancement. Improving heat transfer from …

Nano-enhanced phase change materials: A review of thermo-physical properties, applications and challenges

KY Leong, MRA Rahman, BA Gurunathan - Journal of Energy Storage, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermal storage material involving phase change material (PCM) has attracted interest
among researchers and engineers. It was found that phase change material has the …

Application of nanofluids for enhanced waste heat recovery: A review

AG Olabi, K Elsaid, ET Sayed, MS Mahmoud… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Heat is the most common form of energy either in final or intermediate forms, with the latter
enabling energy conversion to other useful forms. Heat is primarily sourced from fossil fuels …

Dopamine-Decorated Ti3C2Tx MXene/Cellulose Nanofiber Aerogels Supported Form-Stable Phase Change Composites with Superior Solar–Thermal Conversion …

X Du, J Wang, L Jin, S Deng, Y Dong… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The exploitation of from-stable phase change materials (PCMs) with superior energy storage
capacity and excellent solar–thermal conversion performance is crucial for the efficient …

Experimental and numerical investigations of thermal performance enhancement in a latent heat storage heat exchanger using bifurcated and straight fins

V Safari, H Abolghasemi, B Kamkari - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, the effects of applying straight and bifurcated fin configurations on melting
behavior of paraffin inside the shell-and-tube heat exchangers are both experimentally and …

Experimental investigation of the effect of perforated fins on thermal performance enhancement of vertical shell and tube latent heat energy storage systems

R Karami, B Kamkari - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
A key challenge in the deployment of practical latent heat energy storage systems
employing phase change materials is the inherent low thermal conductivity of these …

Passive and active phase change materials integrated building energy systems with advanced machine-learning based climate-adaptive designs, intelligent …

Y Zhou, S Zheng, Z Liu, T Wen, Z Ding, J Yan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Integrating phase change materials (PCMs) in buildings cannot only enhance the energy
performance, but also improve the renewable utilization efficiency through considerable …