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Modelling a packed-bed latent heat thermal energy storage unit …

Paraffin has been widely used in energy storage systems due to its advantageous properties such as a high heat of fusion, fluctuating phase change temperature, high phase change enthalpy, zero supercooling characteristics, low vapour pressure, constant 2020

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Solidification inside a clean energy storage unit utilizing phase change material with copper oxide nanoparticles …

Utilizing PCM in solar heat storage unit can employ in a building to control the room temperature and decreasing energy required for space heating and supports the employ of renewable energy. In this article, usage of wavy duct and nano size particles has been considered as promising ways for enhancing discharging of paraffin.

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Experimental Study on the Heat Transfer Characteristics of an Inclined Shell-and-Tube Phase-Change Thermal Energy Storage Unit …

Experimental Study on the Heat Transfer Characteristics of an Inclined Shell-and-Tube Phase-Change Thermal Energy Storage Unit May 2022 Frontiers in Energy Research 10:881970 DOI: 10.3389/fenrg ...

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Energy storage potential analysis of phase change material (PCM) energy storage units based on tunnel lining ground heat exchange…

Analysis of a phase change material-based unit and of an aluminum foam/phase change material composite-based unit for cold thermal energy storage by numerical simulation Appl. Energy, 256 ( 2019 ), Article 113921

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Energies | Free Full-Text | Heat Transfer Enhancement …

Heat Transfer Enhancement of Phase Change Material in Triple-Tube Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Units: Operating Modes and Fin Configurations. by. Junting Wu. 1, Yingjin Zhang. 2,*, Kanglong …

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Numerical study on thermal energy storage performance of phase change …

So, in the phase change thermal energy storage (PCTES) unit which is connected to solar collector, the phase change process occurs under the non-steady-state inlet boundary condition. In present paper, regarding the non-steady-state boundary, based on enthalpy method, a two dimensional physical and mathematical model for a shell-and …

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Phase change material heat transfer enhancement in latent heat thermal energy storage unit …

The higher nanoparticle concentration (8 vol%) can also improve the thermal storage unit performance by 28.9% compared to the pristine phase change materials. Thus, this study recommends using roots-like fins with nanoparticles in the thermal storage units to

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Thermal performance analysis of multi-slab phase change thermal energy storage unit with heat transfer enhancement approaches …

A novel multi-slab thermal energy storage (TES) unit with NaNO 3 as PCM is designed for concentrating solar thermal power plants due to its easy manufacture and high energy storage density.A numerical model, based on the k − ε turbulence model, is used in studying the thermal performance of the system. ...

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Solidification enhancement of phase change materials using fins and nanoparticles in a triplex-tube thermal energy storage unit…

Although phase change materials are significant for heat storage, the fundamental issue with energy storage is their poor heat conductivity. Three scenarios have been widely provided to enhance the discharging efficiency of a triplex-tube heat storage unit: the first uses fins, the second uses nanoparticles, and the third use both …

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Recent advances of low-temperature cascade phase change energy storage …

Compared to sensible heat storage, latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) technology features high energy storage density and low-temperature variation. The energy storage and recovery of LHTES systems are using phase change materials (PCMs) in the isothermal process through solid-to-liquid conversion and vice versa [ 19 ].

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PHASE CHANGE ENERGY STORAGE UNIT

1 HEAT TRANSFER SIMULATION AND PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF PLATE-TYPE PHASE CHANGE ENERGY STORAGE UNIT Long MIAO1, Rui WAN*2, 3, Zhen LIU2, 3, Huawei WU2, 3 1School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Jiangsu 221000,

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Phase change material-based thermal energy storage

Phase change materials (PCMs) having a large latent heat during solid-liquid phase transition are promising for thermal energy storage applications. However, …

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Phase change material-based thermal energy storage

Phase change material (PCM)-based thermal energy storage significantly affects emerging applications, with recent advancements in enhancing heat capacity and cooling power. This perspective by Yang et al. discusses …

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Heat Storage and Release Performance of Cascade Phase Change Units …

can increase heat transfer rate by nearly 40% compared to a single-stage phase change energy storage system. Hicham El Mghari et al. [12] discovered that the three-stage phase change energy storage system had a …

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Mathematical modeling of heterogeneous metal foams for phase-change heat transfer enhancement of latent heat thermal energy storage units …

Embedding phase change material in metal foams improves the heat transfer characteristics of a thermal energy storage device. Here, the melting heat transfer of phase change materials embedded in a heterogeneous metal foam was addressed in a cavity heated from a side wall.

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Processes | Free Full-Text | Thermal Storage Performance of a Shell …

The latent heat of the PCM is of great importance in improving the thermal storage efficiency of shell and tube phase change heat storage units. During the …

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Thermal energy storage

Thermal energy storage ( TES) is the storage of thermal energy for later reuse. Employing widely different technologies, it allows surplus thermal energy to be stored for hours, days, or months. Scale both of storage and use vary from small to large – from individual processes to district, town, or region.

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Phase change heat transfer and energy storage in a wavy-tube thermal storage unit filled with a nano-enhanced phase change …

A shell and tube latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) unit consists of several wavy tubes, as depicted in Fig. 1 (a). LHTES is filled with a composite copper metal foam and nano-enhanced Coconut oil-CuO. The metal foam is an open foam with a porosity ε ...

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Simulation and Testing of a Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Unit with Metallic Phase Change Material…

Latent heat thermal energy storage in metallic phase change materials offers a thermal energy storage concept that can store energy at higher temperatures than with sensible thermal energy storage. This may enable the use of high efficiency thermodynamic cycles in CSP applications, which may lead to a reduction in levelised …

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Numerical study on the effect of the location of the phase change material in a concentric double pipe latent heat thermal energy storage unit ...

In contrast to sensible heat thermal energy storage, latent heat thermal storage materials undergo a change of phase during both the charging and discharging of the storage system. Solid-liquid phase change materials (PCMs) have been found to be more efficient than liquid-vapour and solid-solid ones [5] .

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The energy efficiency ratio of heat storage in one shell-and-one …

This paper firstly defines a parameter that indicates the ratio of heat storage of phase change thermal energy storage unit to energy consumed in …

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Thermal performance analysis of multi-slab phase change thermal energy storage unit with heat transfer enhancement approaches …

A novel multi-slab thermal energy storage (TES) unit with NaNO 3 as PCM is designed for concentrating solar thermal power plants due to its easy manufacture and high energy storage density. A numerical model, based on the k − ε turbulence model, is used in studying the thermal performance of the system. ...

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Phase change material-based thermal energy storage

Phase change materials (PCMs) having a large latent heat during solid-liquid phase transition are promising for thermal energy storage applications. However, the relatively low thermal conductivity of the majority of promising PCMs (<10 W/ (m ⋅ K)) limits the power density and overall storage efficiency. Developing pure or composite PCMs …

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Discharge improvement of a phase change material‐air‐based …

This study examines the energy discharge of a phase-changing material (PCM)-based air heat exchanger using a metal foam inside the heat transfer fluid (HTF) …

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Study on improving the storage efficiency of ocean thermal energy storage (OTES) unit …

Pure liquid PCM has a substantially lower thermal conductivity than pure solid PCM, which resulting long phase change time of PCM and the low energy storage efficiency of OTES unit. It can be observed that reducing the solidification/melting time of PCM is the key to enhance the storage efficiency of OTES unit.

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Phase change material-based thermal energy storage

Phase change material (PCM)-based thermal energy storage significantly affects emerging applications, with recent advancements in enhancing heat capacity and cooling power. This perspective by Yang et al. discusses PCM thermal energy storage progress, outlines research challenges and new opportunities, and proposes a roadmap for the …

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Numerical study on the effects of fins and nanoparticles in a shell and tube phase change thermal energy storage unit …

For example, thermal energy storage units are common for solar thermal and waste heat recovery systems. There are two different types of thermal energy storage systems – sensible heat systems such as hot water tanks, and latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems where phase change materials (PCMs) are used.

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Design and experimental investigation of a novel thermal energy storage unit with phase change …

1. Introduction Phase change material (PCM) based energy storage technology has a promising prospect for its high energy storage density and constant temperature during charging and discharging processes (Kalapala and Devanuri, 2018).The shell-and-tube form ...

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Thermal performance difference of phase change energy storage units based on tubular macro-encapsulation …

Phase change energy storage (PCES) unit based on macro-encapsulation has the advantage of relatively low cost and potential for large-scale use in building energy conservation. Herein, the thermal performance of PCES unit based on tubular macro-encapsulation was compared and analyzed through numerical …

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FHMT | NUMERICAL STUDY ON HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF CORRUGATED TUBE PHASE CHANGE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE UNIT …

NUMERICAL STUDY ON HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF CORRUGATED TUBE PHASE CHANGE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE UNIT Kun Zhang a,b,*, Zhiyong Li a,b, Jia Yao a,b a School of Mechanical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China b Key Laboratory of Railway Vehicle Thermal …

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Phase change material thermal energy storage design of packed bed units …

Fig. 9 exhibits an example of the effective energy storage ratio comparison when the superficial velocity is 0.00340 m/s and the aspect ratio of the tank L / D for both shell-and-tube and packed bed unit is 12. The effective thermal conductivity was kept as 0.5 W/ (m ∙ K) for the packed bed unit.

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Improvement of the thermal performance of a solar triple concentric-tube thermal energy storage unit using cascaded phase change …

For the case of storage unit filled single-PCM (PCM 1), no phase change takes place before noon, and the single-PCM continues to charge thermal solar energy as sensible heat. It is worth noting that due to the decreasing temperature profile of the water along the flow direction, the temperature field moves deep inside the cascaded …

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