Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems with Solid–Liquid Phase Change Materials: A Review
By Nan Zhang, Yanping Yuan, Xiaoling Cao, Yanxia Du, Zhaoli Zhang, Yewei Gui. 2018
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This paper provides a review of the solid–liquid phase change materials (PCMs) for latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES). The commonly used solid–liquid PCMs and their thermal properties are summarized here firstly. Two major drawbacks that seriously limit the application of PCMs in an LHTES system, that is, low thermal conductivity and liquid leakage, are discussed. Various methods for enhancing the thermal conductivity and heat transfer of solid–liquid PCMs are explained. Previous studies regarding form‐stable composite PCMs and microencapsulated PCMs are also presented. Furthermore, applications of the solid–liquid PCMs used in LHTES and thermal management systems are introduced and analyzed. Finally, future outlooks and research topics are proposed.
Subfields: Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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Citations in the corpus
- Phase Change Material (PCM) Microcapsules for Thermal Energy Storage (2020, background): “Inorganic compounds are generally regarded as being unsuitable for applications in TES because they own relatively small latent heat capacity and are harmful to the environment and human health [40, 41].”
- Applications and technological challenges for heat recovery, storage and utilisation with latent thermal energy storage (2020, unknown): “More detailed properties of metallic materials as PCMs have been summarised in the recent reviews reported by Cabeza et al. [52], Crespo et al. [53] and Zhang et al. [35].”