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Low temperature phase change materials for thermal energy storage: Current status and computational perspectives
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Ghafoor , M.A, Author
Yousaf , M, Author
Imran , M, Author
Zaman , M, Author
Elkamel , A, Author
Haq , A, Author
Rizwan , M, Author
Wilberforce , T, Author
Abdelkareem , M.A, Author
Olabi , A.G, Author
Title of Periodical
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Place Published
UK
Publisher
Elsevier
Periodical Number
Volume 50, March 2022, 101808
Date Issued
2022
Language
English
Subject
English Abstract
ABSTRACT:
Latent heat based thermal energy storage technology is quite promising due to its reasonable cost and high energy storage capacity. This technology is partially developed. The accelerated transition from non-renewable to renewable energy sources have attracted researchers to shift their focus towards emonstrating thermal energy storage utilizing latent heat at commercial level. Phase change materials utilizing latent heat can store a huge amount of thermal energy within a small temperature range i.e., almost isothermal. In this review of low temperature phase change materials for thermal energy storage, important properties and applications of low temperature phase change materials have been discussed and analyzed. Thermal energy storage technologies are compared in terms of technology readiness levels. Various techniques to improve the heat transfer characteristics of thermal energy storage systems using low temperature phase change materials have also been discussed. Moreover, the use of computational techniques to assess, predict and optimize the performance of the latent energy storage system for different low temperature applications is also presented. In this article, researchers and domestic energy management sector will find comprehensive guidelines for the performance improvement and technology selection for energy management via thermal energy storage.
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