The present study deals with the development of ternary mixtures of fatty acids for low temperature thermal energy storage applications. The commercial grade fatty acids such as Capric Acid (CA), Lauric Acid (LA), Palmitic Acid (PA) and Stearic Acid (SA), have been used to prepare stable,...

Thermal Energy Storage (TES) and Demand Response (DR) offer unique benefits to reducing the electricity consumption, carbon emission, investment, and operational cost of generating cooling energy by bridging the gap between cooling energy demand and production. To provide comprehensive guidance...

The present study focuses on the design and fabrication of passive solar still system with phase change materials (PCM). In order to improve the distillate, PCMs (paraffin wax, stearic acid, and lauric acid) have been stored in a copper cylinder. The effects of basin water depth on total...

The present study deals with the development of ternary mixtures of fatty acids for low temperature thermal energy storage applications. The commercial grade fatty acids such as Capric Acid (CA), Lauric Acid (LA), Palmitic Acid (PA) and Stearic Acid (SA), have been used to prepare stable,...

The present study focuses on the design and fabrication of passive solar still system with phase change materials (PCM). In order to improve the distillate, PCMs (paraffin wax, stearic acid, and lauric acid) have been stored in a copper cylinder. The effects of basin water depth on total...

In the United States, forty-eight (48) percent of the residential end-use energy consumption is spent on space heating and air conditioning. Reducing envelope-generated heating and cooling loads through application of phase change materials (PCMs) in building envelopes can enhance the energy...

Organic phase change materials have been attracting great attentions for their promising potential in thermal energy storage applications. Due to their poor thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity, thermally conductive fillers are often added to form composites to enhance the thermal...

Heat pumps for space heating and cooling are a mature and highly efficient technology that can take advantage of renewable energies. They can also provide energy savings by load shifting when they operate together with thermal energy storage (TES). This paper presents a literature review of TES...

Shape-stabilized composite phase change materials (ss-CPCMs) composed of PEG (polyethylene glycol) and MCS (mesoporous calcium silicate) were prepared by a facile blending and impregnating method. Various techniques were employed to characterize their structural and thermal properties. The...

Thermal Energy Storage (TES) and Demand Response (DR) offer unique benefits to reducing the electricity consumption, carbon emission, investment, and operational cost of generating cooling energy by bridging the gap between cooling energy demand and production. To provide comprehensive guidance...