... Abstract Energy storage and recovery are of prime importance in thermal energy storage design. To evaluate this phenomenon in phase change materials (PCM) thermal energy storages, a square channel with multiple tubes connected in serial arrangement has been experimentally analyzed for different...

... Abstract Thermal Energy Storage (TES) platforms can help balance the difference between energy consumption and supply. Phase change materials (PCMs) can enhance the performance of TES platforms by improving their resilience and reliability, as the high latent heat values of PCMs allow for more...

...Proceedings of the ASME 2023 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE2023 October 29-November 2, 2023, New Orleans, Louisiana IMECE2023-114187 REPURPOSED DESALINATION SALT: A LOW-COST THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE MEDIUM Konnor M. Theroux1, Christopher N. Salerno1, Brian C...

... was considered in the analysis. Furthermore, the potential for improved performance using latent thermal energy storage with phase change material (PCM) was investigated. An organic PCM with a melting temperature of 6.5–8.5°C and a latent heat of 190 kJ/kg was used. A thoroughly validated numerical model...

... Abstract The leakage of solid-liquid phase change materials (PCMs) tremendously limits their long-term application in thermal energy storage (TES). In this work, we present durable and form-stable shape-stabilized PCMs (ss-PCMs) for TES in building envelopes. These ss-PCMs are fabricated...

... Abstract Efforts related to the enhancement of thermal efficiency of latent thermal energy storage systems (LTESS) are primarily focused on increasing the heat transfer from heat transfer fluid (HTF) at phase change material (PCM) boundaries and increasing the heat conduction inside the PCM...

.... Materials that change phase at certain temperature are frequently referred to as Phase Change Materials (PCMs). Phase Change Materials, also known as Thermal Energy Storage (TES), are substances with high latent heat storage capacity which absorb or release the heat from or to the surrounding environment...

... Abstract Latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems are used to store thermal energy and release it for later use by melting or solidifying a phase change material (PCM). One problem associated with latent heat thermal energy storage systems is the low thermal conductivity of most...

... Abstract A significant research has been done on the enhancement of thermal energy storage systems. This article details the numerical study conducted to understand the heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of a concentric thermal energy storage subjected to different heat transfer fluid...

... Abstract This paper numerically explores a high-temperature sensible-latent hybrid thermal energy storage system designed to store heat with output temperatures stabilized at approximately 550–600 °C for direct coupling with supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO 2 ) power cycles operating...

... Abstract Increased in thermo-physical properties of molten salt nanofluids have been reported. These findings makes molten salts nanofluids one of the most promising thermal energy storage media. One of the main application of these types of materials are in concentrated solar power plants...

... in solar thermal power plants. However the heat transfer mechanisms that govern the charging and discharging processes at high operating temperatures are still under development and represent an important aspect in the thermal energy storage design process. This study presents a numerical solution...

... Melting in Vertical Cylinders during Thermal Energy Storage Prashanth Sridharan1,2 [email protected] Antonio Ramos Archibold1,2,5 [email protected] Muhammad M.Rahman1,2,* [email protected] D. Yogi Goswami1,3 [email protected] Elias L. Stefanakos1,4 [email protected] 1 Clean Energy Research...

... 11 09 2009 Experiments were performed to charge either cold or hot water thermal energy storage tanks using a heat exchanger equipped with multiple thermoelectric (TE) modules. The primary objective was to design a simple, but effective, modular Peltier heat pump system component...

... Building energy management co-generation thermal energy storage energy savings This paper is concerned with the feasibility study and evaluation of an energy savings opportunity in buildings energy management using co-generation coupling with thermal energy storage. Both the technical...