Phase change materials (PCM) with a transition temperature around 45°C can be used in various applications, e.g. as intermediate storages for heat pumps in space heating systems, for the thermal protection of battery systems or to increase the efficiency of dishwashers by preheating water. At...

An important option for increasing the efficiency in Concentrated Solarthermal Power (CSP) is the development of systems generating steam directly in the solar field. To produce dispatchable and affordable electrical power, the integration of an efficient and economical thermal energy storage is...

Three-dimensional numerical studies were performed for latent heat storage (LHS) process of salt in a horizontal concentric tube to investigate the effects of liquid phase change material (PCM) natural convection on LHS performance. The results show that due to the effects of natural convection,...