Thermal performance of a multiple PCM thermal storage unit for free cooling

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Numerical study of finned heat pipe-assisted thermal energy storage system with high temperature phase change material (2015, background): “Due to the broad applications of LHTES systems in different areas such as solar systems [1,2], electronic cooling [3–5], building heating and hot water [6–8], drying equipment [9,10], air conditioning [11], refrigeration [12] and waste heat recovery [13], various approaches have been developed to re”
Experimental study of melting and solidification of PCM in a triplex tube heat exchanger with fins (2014, methodology): “The other enhancement method for the heat ransfer process by maintaining a constant temperature difference etween the PCM and the HTF involves the use of multiple families f PCMs, which are packed in the decreasing order of their melting oints in the flow direction of the thermal storage [6,7].”
Phase Change Materials and Products for Building Applications: A State-of-the-Art Review and Future Research Opportunities (2015, methodology): “[80] described a free cooling system using PCM slabs separated by air gaps for air to flow through (Fig.”
Comparison between the single-PCM and multi-PCM thermal energy storage design (2014, background): “Multiple PCM thermal storage systems are also found in HVAC systems [23–27].”