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Design, development and performance evaluation of latent heat storage foot warmers
Buddhi, D.; Sharma, Atul; Sharma, S.D. - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 28 (2007) 4, pp. 430-444
In this paper, three PCM based foot warmers of cylindrical and rectangular in shape were designed, developed and …
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Development of high temperature phase-change-material storages
Laing, Doerte; Bauer, Thomas; Breidenbach, Nils; … - In: Applied Energy 109 (2013) C, pp. 497-504
High-temperature PCM is a key component for storing latent heat. This is necessary for efficient energy storage in … high-temperature PCM storage, it is necessary to increase the heat transfer rate to meet the necessary power density … DLR and applied in a 700kWh PCM storage demonstration module. …
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Energy saving latent heat storage and environmental friendly humidity-controlled materials for indoor climate
Rao, Zhonghao; Wang, Shuangfeng; Zhang, Zhengguo - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 5, pp. 3136-3145
-stable composite PCM and humidity-controlled materials with high moisture absorption and desorption capacity and intelligent self …
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High temperature latent heat thermal energy storage: Phase change materials, design considerations and performance enhancement techniques
Cárdenas, Bruno; León, Noel - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 27 (2013) C, pp. 724-737
A very common problem in solar power generation plants and various other industrial processes is the existing gap between the period of thermal energy availability and its period of usage. This situation creates the need for an effective method by which excess heat can be stored for later use....
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A hybrid methodology for the determination of the effective heat capacity of PCM enhanced building components
Mandilaras, I.D.; Kontogeorgos, D.A.; Founti, M.A. - In: Renewable Energy 76 (2015) C, pp. 790-804
change materials (PCMs) for use in numerical models. The methodology focuses on PCM enhanced building panels utilizing a heat …
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The CHEST (Compressed Heat Energy STorage) concept for facility scale thermo mechanical energy storage
Steinmann, W.D. - In: Energy 69 (2014) C, pp. 543-552
Electric energy storage is considered to become a key element of the future electricity infrastructure. PTES (Pumped thermal electricity storage) represents an emerging thermo mechanical storage technology based on the transformation of low temperature heat by surplus electricity. After...
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Experimental study of a compact PCM solar collector
Mettawee, Eman-Bellah S.; Assassa, Ghazy M.R. - In: Energy 31 (2006) 14, pp. 2958-2968
The performance of a compact phase change material (PCM) solar collector based on latent heat storage was investigated … PCM. The solar energy was stored in paraffin wax, which was used as a PCM, and was discharged to cold water flowing in … collector for water heating. The time-wise temperatures of the PCM were recorded during the processes of charging and …
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Thermal energy storage: “How previous findings determine current research priorities”
Fernandes, D.; Pitié, F.; Cáceres, G.; Baeyens, J. - In: Energy 39 (2012) 1, pp. 246-257
the latent heat as one of the most efficient ways to store thermal energy. The mixture of phase change material (PCM … the potential for an advanced study of thermo-mechanical properties of metal foams embedded with PCM. …
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Dynamics of external wall structures with a PCM (phase change materials) in high latitude countries
Chwieduk, Dorota A. - In: Energy 59 (2013) C, pp. 301-313
throughout the year. To make this substitution the use of PCM (phase change materials) panels incorporated into external wall … wall with external PCM composite panel and its dynamic thermal performance is simulated and results analyzed thermally. The … combined with a PCM panel Such lightweight external walls can substitute standard heavy mass walls comprised of insulation and …
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Exergy analysis of latent heat thermal energy storage for solar power generation accounting for constraints imposed by long-term operation and the solar day
Shabgard, Hamidreza; Bergman, Theodore L.; Faghri, Amir - In: Energy 60 (2013) C, pp. 474-484
, increasing the surface area of the phase change material (PCM) side by a factor of 10 results in a six-fold increase in the …
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