Research roundup: Hysteresis; reflective roof coating; optimizing energy balance of nearly zero energy buildings; more
Ben Welter - Monday, August 31, 2020
• The research progress on phase change hysteresis affecting the thermal characteristics of PCMs: A review
From Journal of Building Engineering:
• Thermal behavior of a phase change material in a building roof with and without reflective coating in a warm humid zone
From Renewable Energy:
• A comprehensive study on thermal storage characteristics of nano-CeO2 embedded phase change material and its influence on the performance of evacuated tube solar water heater
From Sustainable Cities and Society:
• Numerical analysis of phase change materials for optimizing the energy balance of a nearly zero energy building
From Journal of Energy Storage:
• Multi-objective optimization of cooling and heating loads in residential buildings integrated with phase change materials using the artificial neural network and genetic algorithm
• Assessing corrosive behaviour of commercial phase change materials in the 21–25 ºC temperature range
• Exergy and economic analyses of nanoparticle-enriched phase change material in an air heat exchanger for cooling of residential buildings
• Experimental and numerical investigation on enhancing heat transfer performance of a phase change thermal storage tank
• The effect of ultraviolet coating on containment and fire hazards of phase change materials impregnated wood structure
From Energy Conversion and Management:
• Application of granular materials for void space reduction within packed bed thermal energy storage system filled with macro-encapsulated phase change materials
From Chemical Engineering Journal:
• Simultaneous solar-thermal energy harvesting and storage via shape stabilized salt hydrate phase change material
From Solar Energy:
• Characterization and cooling effect of a novel cement-based composite phase change material
• Effect of polymer-derived silicon carbonitride on thermal performances of polyethylene glycol based composite phase change materials
From Case Studies in Thermal Engineering:
• Effect of porosity and pore density of copper foam on thermal performance of the paraffin-copper foam composite Phase-Change Material
From Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews:
• A critical assessment on synergistic improvement in PCM based thermal batteries
From Journal of Energy Resources Technology:
• Experimental Analysis of Salt Hydrate Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System With Porous Aluminum Fabric and Salt Hydrate as Phase Change Material With Enhanced Stability and Supercooling
From Energy Sources:
• Experimental study on thermal management and performance improvement of solar PV panel cooling using form stable phase change material
• Experimental investigation of thermal performance of indirect mode solar dryer with phase change material for banana slices
From Aalto University:
• Experimental design and investigation on a thermal energy storage system using phase change materials [thesis]
From Journal of Applied Physics:
• Development of eco-sustainable plasters with thermal energy storage capability
From Chemical Engineering Transactions:
• Thermal Performance of Phase Change Material Wallboard with Typical Structure: Artificial Controlled Condition Experimental Investigation
From Materials Research Express:
• Fabrication of thermal energy storage wood based on graphene aerogel encapsulated polyethylene glycol as phase change material
• Preparation and characterization of acrylic resin encapsulated n-dodecanol microcapsule phase change material
From ACS Sustainable Chemical Engineering:
• Synthesis and Characterization of Fatty Acid Amides from Commercial Vegetable Oils and Primary Alkyl Amines for Phase Change Material Applications
From Carbohydrate Polymers:
• Fibrous form-stable phase change materials with high thermal conductivity fabricated by interfacial polyelectrolyte complex spinning
• Effect of various phase change materials (paraffin wax/hydrogenated vegetable oil) packed in a fabricated shell and tube type heat exchanger
From Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells:
• Composite phase change materials with heat transfer self-enhancement for thermal energy storage
• Novel network structural PEG/PAA/SiO2 composite phase change materials with strong shape stability for storing thermal energy
From International Journal of Refrigeration:
• Improving the performance of household refrigerating appliances through the integration of phase change materials in the context of the new global refrigerator standard IEC 62552:2015
From Advances in Colloid and Interface Science:
• Nanoencapsulation of phase change materials (PCMs) and their applications in various fields for energy storage and management
From Building and Environment:
• Space heating performance of novel ventilated mortar blocks integrated with phase change material for floor heating
From Energy:
• A promising form-stable phase change material composed of C/SiO2 aerogel and palmitic acid with large latent heat as short-term thermal insulation
From Journal of Cleaner Production:
• Enhanced thermal storage capacity of paraffin/diatomite composite using oleophobic modification
From International Conference on Renewable Energies for Developing Countries:
• Storage efficiency of paraffin-LDPE-MWCNT phase change material for industrial building applications