Experimental studies on the applications of PCMs and nano-PCMs in buildings: A critical review

A Kasaeian, F Pourfayaz, E Khodabandeh, WM Yan - Energy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage (TES) systems with phase change materials (PCMs) as a known
energy storage technology have a high potential for increasing the energy efficiency of …

Review of the application of phase change material for heating and domestic hot water systems

MKA Sharif, AA Al-Abidi, S Mat, K Sopian… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Heating and domestic hot water (DHW) systems account for 75% of energy consumption in
residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. Furthermore, thermal energy storage strongly …

Investigation of using multi-layer PCMs in the tubular heat exchanger with periodic heat transfer boundary condition

HM Sadeghi, M Babayan, A Chamkha - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020 - Elsevier
Storing and releasing thermal energy at an almost constant temperature is the benefit of
employing phase change materials, which makes them a useful material to reduce energy …

Application of an active PCM storage system into a building for heating/cooling load reduction

G Gholamibozanjani, M Farid - Thermal Energy Storage with …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Incorporation of phase change materials (PCMs) into buildings has recently attracted
widespread attention as they can bridge the mismatch between energy supply and demand …

[HTML][HTML] A CFD multi-objective optimization framework to design a wall-type heat recovery and ventilation unit with phase change material

N Bianco, A Fragnito, M Iasiello, GM Mauro - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This work applies multi-objective optimization based on a genetic algorithm to design a wall-
type heat recovery and ventilation (HRV) unit equipped with a phase change material (PCM) …

A Review of Phase Change Materials as a Heat Storage Medium for Cooling Applications in the Built Environment

U Masood, M Haggag, A Hassan, M Laghari - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The air conditioning demand varies significantly in the hot and desert climates of the UAE
due to diurnal temperature variation, seasonal shifts, and occupancy patterns. One of the …

Thermal performance assessment of encapsulated PCM based thermal management system to reduce peak energy demand in buildings

VV Tyagi, AK Pandey, D Buddhi, R Kothari - Energy and Buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
This communication presents the thermal performance and economic evaluation of the
thermal management system (TMS) for cooling applications using calcium chloride …

Preparation, characterization and latent heat thermal energy storage properties of micro-nanoencapsulated fatty acids by polystyrene shell

A Sarı, C Alkan, A Altıntaş - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
This work deals with the synthesis, physico-chemical characterization and latent heat
thermal energy storage (LHTES) properties of micro-nanoencapsulated capric, lauric and …

Energy saving performance assessment and lessons learned from the operation of an active phase change materials system in a multi-storey building in Melbourne

M Alam, PXW Zou, J Sanjayan, S Ramakrishnan - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
While the energy saving performance of an active phase change materials (PCMs) system in
buildings has been widely investigated using prototype-scale experiments and numerical …

Recent progress, limitations, and future directions of macro-encapsulated phase change materials for building applications

IA Laasri, N Es-sakali, M Charai, MO Mghazli… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review discusses macro-encapsulated phase change materials (PCMs) as a major
contributing factor in the development of future sustainable and energy-efficient heating and …