...Emrehan Gürsoy; Safa Sabet; Hüseyin Kaya; Bernardo Buonomo; Sergio Nardini; Oronzio Manca Purpose The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the mixed convection and entropy generation performance of an open cavity using a combination of phase change materials ( PCM ), metal foam...

...Jie Cui; Xiaojing Ma; Linjiao Zhao; Wenhao Lu Purpose In this paper, the Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics ( SPH ) method is used to numerically investigate heat transfer during phase change material ( PCM ) melting in a triplex-tube energy storage unit. The study analyzes the combined effects of fin...

...Leli Deswita; Habibis Saleh Purpose This paper aims to investigate coupled buoyancy–Marangoni convection in open trapezoidal cavities filled with nano-encapsulated phase change material ( NEPCM ) suspensions. Design/methodology/approach A comprehensive numerical investigation is conducted...

...Maxence Claeskens; Dorian Bogucki; Simon Février; Martin Lacroix; Romain Boman; Jean-Philippe Ponthot; Eduardo Fernández Purpose The purpose of this study is to improve the numerical simulation of thermal energy storage systems based on phase change materials (TES–PCM). These systems involve...

... thermal management strategies by developing a coupled electrochemical–thermal model to investigate the effectiveness of different phase change material ( PCM ) configurations: internal (within a hollow mandrel), external (surrounding the cell) and combined internal/external placement. The objective...

...Himanshu Kumar; Gurjeet Singh; Ankit Yadav; Müslüm Arici Purpose This study aims to address the low thermal conductivity and suboptimal performance of phase change materials (PCMs) by examining the impact of geometric adjustments on their melting rate. Design/methodology/approach A two...

...Hakan F. Oztop; Burak Kiyak; Ishak Gökhan Aksoy Purpose This study aims to focus on understanding how different jet angles and Reynolds numbers influence the phase change materials’ (PCMs) melting process and their capacity to store energy. This approach is intended to offer novel insights...

...Burak Kiyak; Hakan Fehmi Oztop; Ishak Gökhan Aksoy Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of inclination angle on the thermal energy storage capability of a phase change material (PCM) within a disc-shaped container. Different container materials are also tested...

...Shian Li; Yuanzhe Cheng; Qiuwan Shen; Chongyang Wang; Chengdong Peng; Guogang Yang Purpose The purpose of this study is to improve the thermal management of lithium-ion batteries. The phase change material (PCM) cooling does not require additional equipment to consume energy. To improve the heat...

.... The considered tubes in the shell and tube exchanger are made of copper with specific thicknesses. The phase-change material has a non-Newtonian behavior and follows the endorsed Carreau–Yasuda Model. Design/methodology/approach The enthalpy–porosity method is used for modeling of the melting process...

...Hakan F. Oztop; Rıdvan Özgül; Fatih Selimefendigil Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the performance of a data center and thermal management by using phase change material (PCM). Numerical studies were conducted for two dimensional model of data center and installation of PCM...

... The three-dimensional computational solution of governing equations was performed by using finite volume method with different temperature difference. Findings The parafin wax was chosen as a phase change material (PCM), and melting fraction, streamlines and isotherms are formed for different time step...

... investigated by energy and exergy analysis method using a phase change material inserted 5 per cent weighted Al₂O₃ nanoparticle. Design/methodology/approach In this study, one of the three different PV panels was kept normally, the other one was filled with a phase changing material...

... has interested many researchers over the past few decades because of its high thermal energy density and constant operating temperature. The purpose of this paper is to provide a numerical study of the solidification process in a triplex tube heat exchanger containing phase change material (PCM) RT82...

...Jean Batina; Serge Blancher; Tarik Kouskou Purpose – Mathematical and numerical models are developed to study the melting of a Phase Change Material (PCM) inside a 2D cavity. The bottom of the cell is heated at constant and uniform temperature or heat flux, assuming that the rest of the cavity...