A series of MicroPCMs with gelatin-gum arabic shell, polyurethane shell and styrene-based copolymer shell were fabricated via complex coacervation, interfacial polymerization and suspension polymerization, respectively. Furthermore, a novel MicroPCMs with styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer as...

Three kinds of macro-encapsulated phase change materials (MacroPCMs) were fabricated, i.e., MacroPCMs with a single core–shell structure, MacroPCMs containing microencapsulated phase change materials (MicroPCMs), and composite macrocapsules of MicroPCMs/expanded graphite prepared by...

Integrating high thermal conductive porous media and high latent heat phase change materials (PCMs) is an efficient method for heat dissipation in passive cooling applications. In this study, the enhanced heat transfer performance of porous stainless-steel fiber felt saturated with paraffin as...

Heat transfer in phase change materials (PCMs) contained in spherical encapsulations can be modelled more simply if an effective thermal conductivity can be determined to represent the natural convection occurring within the PCMs. Previous research has shown that natural convection in PCM can be...

This comprehensive review discusses methods that have been used for the thermal management of photovoltaic modules. Particular attention has been paid to the use of phase change material (PCM) in the heat management of photovoltaic (PV), concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) and building integrated...

The heat transfer through a vertical stack of rectangular cavities filled with phase change materials (PCMs) is experimentally analysed in terms of both melting and solidification processes. This paper provides data that are useful for benchmarking and validation of numerical models that account...

The thermal conductivity (λ) and thermal diffusivity (aT) of the solid/liquid phase change linear n-alkanes were measured simultaneously by the transient multi-current hot wire technique at atmospheric pressure in the range 258–348K. The same set-up was used to measure λ and aT of the liquid...

This work focuses on the preparation of AC (activated carbon) through a physical activation method using peat soil as a precursor, followed by the use of the AC as an inorganic framework for the preparation of SPCM (shape-stabilized phase change material). The SPCM, composed of n-octadecane as...

The objective of this study is to evaluate three different phase change models used to predict the energy behaviour of a PCM cement mortar sample. Reference data are measured on large samples of composite material using a special experimental set-up. The phase change models tested are: the...

Shape-stabilized fatty acid eutectics/carboxy methyl cellulose-1 composites as phase change materials (PCMs) were synthesized by absorbing liquid eutectics into the carboxy methyl cellulose-1 fibers. The chemical structure, crystalloid phase and morphology were determined by the Fourier...