Research roundup: Fire-resistant polyether PCM; numerical simulation of packed-bed system; direct transesterification; more
Ben Welter - Monday, October 10, 2016
From Energy Storage Materials:
• Novel Hybrid Form-stable Polyether Phase Change Materials with Good Fire Resistance
• Experimental and numerical investigations on a flexible paraffin/fiber composite phase change material for thermal therapy mask
From Applied Thermal Engineering:
• Binary eutectic mixtures of stearic acid-n-butyramide/n - octanamide as phase change materials for low temperature solar heat storage
• The effect of forced convection and PCM on helmets’ thermal performance in hot and arid environments
• Numerical and Statistical Study on Melting of Nanoparticle Enhanced Phase Change Material in a Shell-and-Tube Thermal Energy Storage System
From Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews:
• Numerical simulation of a PCM packed bed system: A review
From Thermochimica Acta:
• Production of PEG grafted PAN copolymers and their electrospun nanowebs as novel thermal energy storage materials
From Construction and Building Materials:
• Influence of adding phase change materials on the physical and mechanical properties of cement mortars
• Application and verification of direct transesterification as a method to quantify fatty acids in cement and concrete
From Energy Conversion and Management:
• Thermal management of a LiFePO4 battery pack at high temperature environment using a composite of phase change materials and aluminum wire mesh plates
From International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer:
• Numerical investigation of transient thermal behavior of a wall incorporating a phase change material via a hybrid scheme
From Applied Energy:
• Experimental testing of a hybrid sensible-latent heat storage system for domestic hot water applications
From Energy and Buildings:
• Investigation of PCM as retrofitting option to enhance occupant thermal comfort in a modern residential building
From Journal of Energy Storage:
• Exergy analysis of cascaded encapsulated phase change material—High-temperature thermal energy storage systems
• Novel Hybrid Form-stable Polyether Phase Change Materials with Good Fire Resistance
• Experimental and numerical investigations on a flexible paraffin/fiber composite phase change material for thermal therapy mask
From Applied Thermal Engineering:
• Binary eutectic mixtures of stearic acid-n-butyramide/n - octanamide as phase change materials for low temperature solar heat storage
• The effect of forced convection and PCM on helmets’ thermal performance in hot and arid environments
• Numerical and Statistical Study on Melting of Nanoparticle Enhanced Phase Change Material in a Shell-and-Tube Thermal Energy Storage System
From Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews:
• Numerical simulation of a PCM packed bed system: A review
From Thermochimica Acta:
• Production of PEG grafted PAN copolymers and their electrospun nanowebs as novel thermal energy storage materials
From Construction and Building Materials:
• Influence of adding phase change materials on the physical and mechanical properties of cement mortars
• Application and verification of direct transesterification as a method to quantify fatty acids in cement and concrete
From Energy Conversion and Management:
• Thermal management of a LiFePO4 battery pack at high temperature environment using a composite of phase change materials and aluminum wire mesh plates
From International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer:
• Numerical investigation of transient thermal behavior of a wall incorporating a phase change material via a hybrid scheme
From Applied Energy:
• Experimental testing of a hybrid sensible-latent heat storage system for domestic hot water applications
From Energy and Buildings:
• Investigation of PCM as retrofitting option to enhance occupant thermal comfort in a modern residential building
From Journal of Energy Storage:
• Exergy analysis of cascaded encapsulated phase change material—High-temperature thermal energy storage systems
U.S. patent application 20160226290 (applicant 
