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Jan Kosny, Jay Thakkar, Tlegen Kamidollayev, Margaret J. Sobkowicz, Juan Pablo Trelles, Cordula Schmid, Sampson Phan, Saibhargav Annavajjala and Peter Horwath
PCMs are attractive for the future generation of buildings, where energy efficiency targets and thermal comfort expectations are increasingly prioritized. Experimental analysis of local thermal processes in these dynamic components and whole-building ene...
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Jay Thakkar, Nicholas Bowen, Allen C. Chang, Peter Horwath, Margaret J. Sobkowicz and Jan Kosny
This study investigates improvements in low-cost latent heat storage material calcium chloride hexahydrate (CaCl2.6H2O). Its melting point is between 25 and 28 °C, with relatively high enthalpy (170?190 J/g); however, this phase change material (PCM) sho...
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Shisong Wang, Xu Hou, Jianbao Yin, Yuming Xing and Zixian Wang
To access the enhancement effect of the topology optimization and porous foam structure, numerical studies were conducted to investigate the heat conduction enhancement (by metal foam, graphite foam, topologically optimized fins, and combinations of meta...
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David Vérez, Emiliano Borri, Alicia Crespo, Boniface Dominick Mselle, Álvaro de Gracia, Gabriel Zsembinszki and Luisa F. Cabeza
The use of latent heat thermal energy storage is an effective way to increase the efficiency of energy systems due to its high energy density compared with sensible heat storage systems. The design of the storage material encapsulation is one of the key ...
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Johann Emhofer, Klemens Marx, Tilman Barz, Felix Hochwallner, Luisa F. Cabeza, Gabriel Zsembinszki, Andreas Strehlow, Birgo Nitsch, Michael Wiesflecker and Werner Pink
Integration of a three-media refrigerant/phase change material (PCM)/water heat exchanger (RPW-HEX) in the hot superheated section of a heat pump (HP) system is a promising approach to save energy for domestic hot water (DHW) generation in multi-family h...
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Enghok Leang, Pierre Tittelein, Laurent Zalewski and Stéphane Lassue
This article studies a composite solar wall with latent storage (TES) designed to heat rooms inside buildings during the cold season. No numerical model of the composite solar wall is currently available in the Dymola/Modelica software library. The first...
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Lubomír Sokola, Nikol ?i?ková, Vítezslav Novák and Ale? Jakubík
Phase change materials (PCMs) are materials with the ability of absorption of latent heat based on a phase change. PCMs are able to store and release a large amount of energy at certain temperatures melting or freezing. The aim of the research is to veri...
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José Henrique Nazzi Ehms, Rejane De Césaro Oliveski, Luiz Alberto Oliveira Rocha, Cesare Biserni and Massimo Garai
Phase change materials (PCMs) are classified according to their phase change process, temperature, and composition. The utilization of PCMs lies mainly in the field of solar energy and building applications as well as in industrial processes. The main ad...
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Abderrahman Madad, Taoufiq Mouhib and Azeddine Mouhsen
The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive report on the state of the art on the technologies used in the modeling of energy storage systems by latent heat in buildings, and draw lines on perspectives on the technology evolution in this sect...
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Jaume Gasia, Marc Martin, Aran Solé, Camila Barreneche and Luisa F. Cabeza
In some processes, latent heat thermal energy storage (TES) systems might work under partial load operating conditions (the available thermal energy source is discontinuous or insufficient to completely charge the phase change material (PCM)). Therefore,...
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