A review of performance enhancement of PCM based latent heat storage system within the context of materials, thermal stability and compatibility
Open accessThe claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
Paraffin has low thermal conductivity and density, a relatively large volume change, does not have a well-defined melting point, and can be flammable.
“However, they have low thermal conductivity and density, have a relatively large volume change, do not have a well-defined melting point, and can be flammable.”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
The Classification table lists low thermal conductivity and density, high volume change, and inflammability as disadvantages of paraffins. Its statement that there is “no well-defined sharp melting point” appears under eutectics, not paraffins, so that part of the claim is not supported. (LLM, conf=0.87)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredSalt hydrates have a relatively small volume change, high density, and are inexpensive and readily available.
“Salt hydrates also have a relatively small volume change, high density, and are inexpensive and readily available.”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
The salt-hydrates discussion (lines 117–120) says they cost less than paraffins, and Table 4 lists densities for several salt hydrates. Our copy does not establish that their volume change is relatively small or that they are readily available; the listed densities alone do not establish the comparative claim that they have high density. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredSalt hydrates lack thermal stability and can be toxic.
“They also lack thermal stability and can be toxic.”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
Section 3.1.2, “Salt Hydrates” (page not provided), reports that some salt hydrates lose thermal performance during cycling and need additives for long-term stability. The passages do not say that salt hydrates can be toxic; a search for toxicity found no supporting passage. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredLHTES systems are more convenient than other thermal storage methods.
“The higher thermal storage density, large array of PCMs, and nearly isothermal behavior of LHTES systems (shown in Figure 1b) make them more convenient than the other methods [2].”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
LHTES systems have higher thermal storage density than sensible heat storage (SHS).
“The higher thermal storage density, large array of PCMs, and nearly isothermal behavior of LHTES systems (shown in Figure 1b) make them more convenient than the other methods [2].”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
LHTES systems have nearly isothermal behavior.
“The higher thermal storage density, large array of PCMs, and nearly isothermal behavior of LHTES systems (shown in Figure 1b) make them more convenient than the other methods [2].”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
LHTES systems have a large array of PCMs.
“The higher thermal storage density, large array of PCMs, and nearly isothermal behavior of LHTES systems (shown in Figure 1b) make them more convenient than the other methods [2].”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
Organic PCMs have no supercooling and high latent heat of fusion.
“Organic PCMs have the advantages of no supercooling and high latent heat of fusion.”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredEutectic materials have relatively high thermal conductivity and latent heat of fusion.
“Other advantages of eutectic materials include relatively high thermal conductivity and latent heat of fusion.”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
Paraffin has the advantages of being non-toxic, chemically stable, compatible with metal containers, and inexpensive.
“Paraffin specifically has the advantages of being non-toxic, chemically stable, compatible with metal containers, and inexpensive.”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
Metallic PCMs have high cost, low specific heat, and low latent heat of fusion per weight unit.
“The main disadvantages of metallic PCMs include a high cost, low specific heat, and low latent heat of fusion per weight unit [1,2].”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
Inorganic PCMs have higher thermal conductivity than organic PCMs.
“In general, both groups of inorganic PCMs have higher thermal conductivity and latent heat of fusion per volume than organic PCMs.”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
Eutectic materials have high cost.
“A disadvantage is their high cost [2].”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
Fatty acids have a well-defined phase transition and easily reproduced phase change.
“Fatty acids have a well-defined phase transition and easily reproduced phase change.”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
Salt hydrates can cause supercooling, phase segregation, and corrosion on metal containers.
“However, salt hydrates can cause supercooling, phase segregation, and corrosion on metal containers.”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
Fatty acids have low thermal conductivity, toxicity, corrosivity, instability, flammability, and are much more expensive than paraffin.
“They also have the disadvantage of low thermal conductivity, as well as toxicity, corrosivity, instability, and flammability, while also being much more expensive than paraffin [1,2].”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
Inorganic PCMs have higher latent heat of fusion per volume than organic PCMs.
“In general, both groups of inorganic PCMs have higher thermal conductivity and latent heat of fusion per volume than organic PCMs.”
From Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review (2021) · cites this paper as [2]
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Cites
Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials and applications
Sharma, A., Tyagi, V. V., Chen, C. R., & Buddhi, D. (2009) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2007.10.005 · Cited by 5,936 · see citing works
Zalba, B., Marı́n, J. M., Cabeza, L. F., & Mehling, H. (2002) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/s1359-4311(02)00192-8 · Cited by 4,758 · see citing works
A review on phase change energy storage: materials and applications
Farid, M. M., Khudhair, A. M., Razack, S. A. K., & Al-Hallaj, S. (2004) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2003.09.015 · Cited by 3,097 · see citing works
Agyenim, F. B., Hewitt, N., Eames, P., & Smyth, M. (2009) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2009.10.015 · Cited by 2,077 · see citing works
Materials used as PCM in thermal energy storage in buildings: A review
Cabeza, L. F., Castell, A., Barreneche, C., de Gracia, Á., & Fernández, A. I. (2011) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2010.11.018 · Cited by 1,908 · see citing works
Low temperature latent heat thermal energy storage: Heat storage materials
Abhat, A. (1983) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/0038-092x(83)90186-x · Cited by 1,719 · see citing works
Khudhair, A. M., & Farid, M. M. (2003) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/s0196-8904(03)00131-6 · Cited by 1,398 · see citing works
Solar energy storage using phase change materials☆
Kenisarin, M. M., & Mahkamov, K. (2006) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2006.05.005 · Cited by 1,387 · see citing works
PCM thermal storage in buildings: A state of art
Tyagi, V. V., & Buddhi, D. (2005) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2005.10.002 · Cited by 1,093 · see citing works
Thermal conductivity enhancement of phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A review
Fan, L., & Khodadadi, J. M. (2010) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2010.08.007 · Cited by 1,007 · see citing works
Sarı, A., & Karaipekli, A. (2007) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.11.004 · Cited by 981 · see citing works
Jamekhorshid, A., Sadrameli, S. M., & Farid, M. M. (2014) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2013.12.033 · Cited by 907 · see citing works
Heat and cold storage with PCM: An up to date introduction into basics and applications
Mehling, H., & Cabeza, L. F. (2008) · Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1007/978-3-540-68557-9 · Cited by 894 · see citing works
Liu, M., Saman, W. Y., & Bruno, F. (2012) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2012.01.020 · Cited by 869 · see citing works
Thermal stability of phase change materials used in latent heat energy storage systems: A review
Rathod, M. K., & Banerjee, J. (2012) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2012.10.022 · Cited by 769 · see citing works
Agyenim, F. B., Eames, P., & Smyth, M. (2009) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/j.solener.2009.04.007 · Cited by 606 · see citing works
Giró-Paloma, J., Martínez, M., Cabeza, L. F., & Fernández, A. I. (2015) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.09.040 · Cited by 598 · see citing works
Yu, S., Wang, X., & Wu, D. (2013) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.10.029 · Cited by 536 · see citing works
Thermal regulation of building-integrated photovoltaics using phase change materials
Huang, M. J., Eames, P., & Norton, B. (2004) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2003.11.015 · Cited by 509 · see citing works
Zhao, C., & Zhang, G. (2011) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.019 · Cited by 484 · see citing works
Esen, M., Durmuş, A., & DURMUŞ, A. (1998) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/s0038-092x(97)00104-7 · Cited by 483 · see citing works
Velraj, R., Seeniraj, R. V., Hafner, B., Faber, C., & Schwarzer, K. (1999) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/s0038-092x(98)00128-5 · Cited by 478 · see citing works
Liu, C., Rao, Z., Zhao, J., Huo, Y., & Li, Y. (2015) · Nano Energy · doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2015.02.016 · Cited by 469 · see citing works
Alkan, C., Sarı, A., Karaipekli, A., et al. (2008) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2008.09.009 · Cited by 468 · see citing works
Experimental evaluation of commercial heat exchangers for use as PCM thermal storage systems
Medrano, M., Yilmaz, M., Nogués, M., Martorell, I., Roca, J., & Cabeza, L. F. (2009) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.01.014 · Cited by 448 · see citing works
Melting in a vertical cylindrical tube: Numerical investigation and comparison with experiments
Shmueli, H., Ziskind, G., & Letan, R. (2010) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.05.028 · Cited by 441 · see citing works
Kamkari, B., Shokouhmand, H., & Bruno, F. (2014) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.01.014 · Cited by 438 · see citing works
Delgado, M., Lázaro, A., Mazo, J., & Zalba, B. (2011) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.152 · Cited by 432 · see citing works
Thermal performance enhancement of shell and tube Latent Heat Storage Unit using longitudinal fins
Rathod, M. K., & Banerjee, J. (2014) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.10.074 · Cited by 431 · see citing works
Effect of carbon nanofiber additives on thermal behavior of phase change materials
Elgafy, A., & Lafdi, K. (2005) · Carbon · doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2005.06.042 · Cited by 430 · see citing works
Numerical investigation of a PCM-based heat sink with internal fins
Shatikian, V., Ziskind, G., & Letan, R. (2005) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.10.042 · Cited by 426 · see citing works
Khodadadi, J. M., Fan, L., & Babaei, H. (2013) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2013.03.031 · Cited by 424 · see citing works
Mesalhy, O., Lafdi, K., Elgafy, A., & Bowman, K. B. (2004) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2004.06.010 · Cited by 408 · see citing works
Wang, Y., Tang, B., & Zhang, S. (2013) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.201203728 · Cited by 407 · see citing works
Thermal conductivity enhancement of energy storage media using carbon fibers
Fukai, J., Kanou, M., Kodama, Y., & Miyatake, O. (2000) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/s0196-8904(99)00166-1 · Cited by 395 · see citing works
Thermal conductivity enhancement in a latent heat storage system
Mettawee, E.-B. S., & Assassa, G. M. R. (2006) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/j.solener.2006.11.009 · Cited by 382 · see citing works
Lamberg, P., Lehtiniemi, R. K., & Henell, A.-M. (2003) · International Journal of Thermal Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2003.07.001 · Cited by 374 · see citing works
Seddegh, S., Wang, X., & Henderson, A. D. (2015) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.09.107 · Cited by 361 · see citing works
Advances in thermal energy storage systems: methods and applications
Cabeza, L. F. (2020) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-819885-8.00002-4 · Cited by 305 · see citing works
An experimental study of enhanced heat transfer in rectangular PCM thermal storage
Stritih, U. (2004) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.02.001 · Cited by 303 · see citing works
Jacob, R., & Bruno, F. (2015) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.03.038 · Cited by 301 · see citing works
Thermal cycling test of few selected inorganic and organic phase change materials
Shukla, A., Buddhi, D., & Sawhney, R. L. (2008) · Renewable Energy · doi:10.1016/j.renene.2008.02.026 · Cited by 296 · see citing works
Passive thermal control in residential buildings using phase change materials
Kenisarin, M. M., & Mahkamov, K. (2015) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.10.128 · Cited by 296 · see citing works
Khadiran, T., Hussein, M. Z., Zainal, Z., et al. (2015) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2015.06.039 · Cited by 294 · see citing works
Živković, B., & FUJII, I. (2001) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/s0038-092x(00)00112-2 · Cited by 291 · see citing works
A review of exfoliated graphite
Chung, D. D. L. (2015) · Journal of Materials Science · doi:10.1007/s10853-015-9284-6 · Cited by 288 · see citing works
Zhang, H., & Wang, X. (2009) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2009.02.021 · Cited by 286 · see citing works
Jiang, X., Luo, R., Peng, F., Fang, Y., Akiyama, T., & Wang, S. (2014) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.09.028 · Cited by 280 · see citing works
Numerical simulation of a shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage unit
Lacroix, M. (1993) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/0038-092x(93)90029-n · Cited by 277 · see citing works
Experimentation with a water tank including a PCM module
Cabeza, L. F., Plana, M., Solé, C., et al. (2005) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2005.08.002 · Cited by 274 · see citing works
Study of the heat transfer behavior of a latent heat thermal energy storage unit with a finned tube
Lacroix, M. (1993) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/s0017-9310(05)80139-5 · Cited by 272 · see citing works
Adine, H. A., & Qarnia, H. E. (2008) · Applied Mathematical Modelling · doi:10.1016/j.apm.2008.05.016 · Cited by 260 · see citing works
Experimental and numerical study of melting in a cylinder
Jones, B., Sun, D., Krishnan, S., et al. (2006) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.01.006 · Cited by 260 · see citing works
Thermal cycle testing of calcium chloride hexahydrate as a possible PCM for latent heat storage
Tyagi, V. V., & Buddhi, D. (2008) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2008.02.021 · Cited by 256 · see citing works
Phase change in multi-tube heat exchangers
Esapour, M., Hosseini, M. J., Ranjbar, A. A., et al. (2015) · Renewable Energy · doi:10.1016/j.renene.2015.07.063 · Cited by 252 · see citing works
Farid, M. M., & Kanzawa, A. (1989) · Journal of Solar Energy Engineering · doi:10.1115/1.3268301 · Cited by 243 · see citing works
Velraj, R., Seeniraj, R. V., Hafner, B., et al. (1997) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/s0038-092x(96)00167-3 · Cited by 242 · see citing works
Constrained and unconstrained melting inside a sphere
Tan, F. L. (2007) · International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2007.09.008 · Cited by 238 · see citing works
Sharma, A., Sharma, S. D., & Buddhi, D. (2002) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/s0196-8904(01)00131-5 · Cited by 231 · see citing works
Alam, T. E., Dhau, J. S., Goswami, D. Y., & Stefanakos, E. K. (2015) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.086 · Cited by 224 · see citing works
Morrison, D. J., & Abdel‐Khalik, S. I. (1978) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/0038-092x(78)90141-x · Cited by 221 · see citing works
Comparison between the single-PCM and multi-PCM thermal energy storage design
Aldoss, T. K., & Rahman, M. M. (2014) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2014.03.047 · Cited by 218 · see citing works
Wu, Y., & Wang, T. (2015) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2015.05.006 · Cited by 206 · see citing works
Thermal performance of a multiple PCM thermal storage unit for free cooling
Mosaffa, A. H., Ferreira, C. A. I., Talati, F., & Rosen, M. A. (2012) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2012.10.018 · Cited by 206 · see citing works
Tao, Y. B., & He, Y. L. (2015) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.008 · Cited by 199 · see citing works
Numerical analysis of latent heat thermal energy storage system
Vyshak, N. R., & Jilani, G. (2007) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2006.12.013 · Cited by 198 · see citing works
PCM-module to improve hot water heat stores with stratification
Mehling, H., Cabeza, L. F., Hippeli, S., et al. (2002) · Renewable Energy · doi:10.1016/s0960-1481(02)00108-8 · Cited by 198 · see citing works
Thermal Energy Storage: Systems and Applications
Dinçer, İ., & Rosen, M. A. (2010) · doi:10.1002/9780470970751 · Cited by 190 · see citing works
Enhancement of Heat Transfer in Latent Heat Storage Modules with Internal Fins
Gharebaghi, M., & Sezai, I. (2007) · Numerical Heat Transfer Part A Applications · doi:10.1080/10407780701715786 · Cited by 187 · see citing works
Study of a PCM based energy storage system containing Ag nanoparticles
Zeng, J. L., Sun, L. X., Xu, F., Tan, Z. C., Zhang, Z., Zhang, J., & Zhang, T. (2006) · Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry · doi:10.1007/s10973-006-7783-z · Cited by 180 · see citing works
Encapsulated phase change materials for thermal energy storage: Experiments and simulation
Hawlader, M. N. A., Uddin, M. S., & Zhu, H. (2002) · International Journal of Energy Research · doi:10.1002/er.773 · Cited by 179 · see citing works
Tang, B., Wang, L., Xu, Y., Xiu, J., & Zhang, S. (2015) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2015.08.012 · Cited by 173 · see citing works
A full-band sunlight-driven carbon nanotube/PEG/SiO2 composites for solar energy storage
Tang, B., Wang, Y., Qiu, M., & Zhang, S. (2014) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2013.12.022 · Cited by 169 · see citing works
Study on a PCM heat storage system for rapid heat supply
Wei, J., Kawaguchi, Y., Hirano, S., et al. (2005) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2005.02.014 · Cited by 168 · see citing works
Method to improve geometry for heat transfer enhancement in PCM composite heat sinks
Akhilesh, R., Narasimhan, A., & Balaji, C. (2005) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.01.032 · Cited by 167 · see citing works
Fukai, J., Hamada, Y., Morozumi, Y., & Miyatake, O. (2003) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/s0017-9310(03)00290-4 · Cited by 150 · see citing works
Porisini, F. C. (1988) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/0038-092x(88)90136-3 · Cited by 150 · see citing works
Heat-transfer characteristics of a latent heat storage system using MgCl2 · 6H2O
Choi, J. C., & Kim, S. D. (1992) · Energy · doi:10.1016/0360-5442(92)90004-j · Cited by 149 · see citing works
Analysis of geometrical and operational parameters of PCM in a fin and tube heat exchanger
Rahimi, M., Ranjbar, A. A., Ganji, D. D., et al. (2014) · International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2014.02.025 · Cited by 143 · see citing works
Guo, C., & Zhang, W. (2007) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2007.10.025 · Cited by 141 · see citing works
Farid, M. M., Kim, Y., & Kansawa, A. (1990) · Journal of Solar Energy Engineering · doi:10.1115/1.2929644 · Cited by 139 · see citing works
Duan, Z.-J., Zhang, H.-Z., Sun, L., Cao, Z. Y., Xu, F., Zou, Y., Chu, H., Qiu, S., Xiang, C., & Zhou, H. (2013) · Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry · doi:10.1007/s10973-013-3311-0 · Cited by 138 · see citing works
Accelerated thermal cycle test of latent heat-storage materials
Sharma, S. D., Buddhi, D., & Sawhney, R. L. (1999) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/s0038-092x(99)00045-6 · Cited by 138 · see citing works
Latent heat storage with tubular-encapsulated phase change materials (PCMs)
Zhang, H., Baeyens, J., Degrève, J., Cáceres, G., Segal, R., & Pitié, F. (2014) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2014.03.067 · Cited by 137 · see citing works
Thermophysical properties of some paraffins applicable to thermal energy storage
Hadjieva, M., Kanev, S., & Argirov, J. P. (1992) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/0927-0248(92)90119-a · Cited by 136 · see citing works
Ghoneim, A. A. (1989) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/0038-092x(89)90013-3 · Cited by 130 · see citing works
Shin, H. K., Park, M., Kim, H. Y., et al. (2014) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.10.035 · Cited by 128 · see citing works
Lacroix, M., & Benmadda, M. (1997) · Numerical Heat Transfer Part A Applications · doi:10.1080/10407789708914026 · Cited by 126 · see citing works
Moreno, P., Miró, L., Solé, A., Barreneche, C., Solé, C., Martorell, I., & Cabeza, L. F. (2014) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.03.022 · Cited by 125 · see citing works
Dannemand, M., Johansen, J. B., & Furbo, S. (2015) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2015.10.038 · Cited by 121 · see citing works
Cabeza, L. F., Illa, J., Roca, J., Badía, F., Mehling, H., Hiebler, S., & Ziegler, F. (2001) · Materials and Corrosion · doi:10.1002/1521-4176(200110)52:10 · Cited by 118 · see citing works
El-Sebaii, A. A., Al-Heniti, S. H., Al-Agel, F. A., et al. (2011) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2010.10.043 · Cited by 117 · see citing works
Wang, J., Ouyang, Y., & Chen, G. (2001) · International Journal of Energy Research · doi:10.1002/er.695 · Cited by 117 · see citing works
Alkan, C., Kaya, K., & Sarı, A. (2009) · Journal of Polymers and the Environment · doi:10.1007/s10924-009-0146-7 · Cited by 113 · see citing works
Phase change characteristic study of spherical PCMs in solar energy storage
Veerappan, M., Kalaiselvam, S., Iniyan, S., & Goić, R. (2009) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/j.solener.2009.02.006 · Cited by 110 · see citing works
Corrosive effects of salt hydrate phase change materials used with aluminium and copper
Farrell, A. J., Norton, B., & Kennedy, D. M. (2005) · Journal of Materials Processing Technology · doi:10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2005.04.058 · Cited by 109 · see citing works
Ma, S., Song, G., Li, W., et al. (2010) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2010.05.021 · Cited by 107 · see citing works
Liu, M., Ma, Y., Wu, H. W., & Wang, R. Y. (2015) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/nn505328j · Cited by 107 · see citing works
Fast thermal cycling of acetanilide and magnesium chloride hexahydrate for indoor solar cooking
El-Sebaii, A. A., Al-Amir, S., Al‐Marzouki, F., et al. (2009) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2009.08.020 · Cited by 105 · see citing works
Ismail, K. A. R., & Moraes, R. (2009) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.04.031 · Cited by 103 · see citing works
Solidification of pcm inside a spherical capsule
Ismail, K. A. R., & Henríquez, J. R. (2000) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/s0196-8904(99)00101-6 · Cited by 102 · see citing works
Marks, S. B. (1980) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/0038-092x(80)90332-1 · Cited by 100 · see citing works
Enhancement of energy charge-discharge rates in composite slabs of different phase change materials
Gong, Z., & Mujumdar, A. S. (1996) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/0017-9310(95)00179-4 · Cited by 98 · see citing works
Cabeza, L. F., Alibés, J. I. I., Enrich, J. R., Pascual, F. B., Mehling, H., Hiebler, S., & Ziegler, F. (2001) · RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) · doi:10.1002/1521-4176(200102)52:2 · Cited by 91 · see citing works
Cabeza, L. F., Roca, J., Nogués, M., Mehling, H., & Hiebler, S. (2002) · Materials and Corrosion · doi:10.1002/maco.200290004 · Cited by 91 · see citing works
Calvet, N., Py, X., Olivès, R., et al. (2013) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2013.03.078 · Cited by 86 · see citing works
Sarıer, N., Önder, E., & Ukuser, G. (2015) · Thermochimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.tca.2015.05.015 · Cited by 82 · see citing works
Allen, M. J., Sharifi, N., Faghri, A., et al. (2014) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.09.071 · Cited by 80 · see citing works
Nagano, K., Ogawa, K., Mochida, T., et al. (2003) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2003.09.002 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
Zhang, Y., & Faghri, A. (1996) · Enhanced heat transfer/Journal of enhanced heat transfer · doi:10.1615/jenhheattransf.v3.i2.50 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
Yang, Y., Ye, X., Luo, J., et al. (2015) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/j.solener.2015.02.036 · Cited by 70 · see citing works
Heat storage capacity of sodium acetate trihydrate during thermal cycling
Wada, T., Yamamoto, R., & Matsuo, Y. (1984) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/0038-092x(84)90169-5 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
Sarı, A., Eroğlu, R., Biçer, A., et al. (2010) · Chemical Engineering & Technology · doi:10.1002/ceat.201000306 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
Phase change stability of CaCl2·6H2O
Kimura, H., & Kai, J. (1984) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/0038-092x(84)90011-2 · Cited by 57 · see citing works
Phase change stability of sodium acetate trihydrate and its mixtures
Kimura, H., & Kai, J. (1985) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/0038-092x(85)90121-5 · Cited by 50 · see citing works
Calcium chloride hexahydrate: a phase-changing material for energy storage
Feilchenfeld, H., & Sarig, S. (1985) · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Product Research and Development · doi:10.1021/i300017a024 · Cited by 48 · see citing works
A study of the physical strength of fenitrothion microcapsules
Ohtsubo, T., Tsuda, S., & Tsuji, K. (1991) · Polymer · doi:10.1016/0032-3861(91)90080-3 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
Study on phase change temperature distributions of composite PCMs in thermal energy storage systems
Wang, J., Chen, G., & Zheng, F. (1999) · International Journal of Energy Research · doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-114x(19990325)23:4 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
Experimental study on phase change materials and plastics compatibility
Lázaro, A., Zalba, B., Bobi, M., et al. (2005) · AIChE Journal · doi:10.1002/aic.10643 · Cited by 42 · see citing works
García-Romero, A., Delgado, A., Urresti, A., et al. (2009) · Corrosion Science · doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2009.03.006 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
Storage composites for the optimisation of solar water heating systems
Haillot, D., Py, X., Goetz, V., et al. (2008) · Process Safety and Environmental Protection · doi:10.1016/j.cherd.2008.01.007 · Cited by 36 · see citing works
Thermal Energy Storage for Commercial Applications: A Feasibility Study on Economic Storage Systems
Dinter, F., Geyer, M. A., & Tamme, R. (1993) · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Namwong, S., Islam, M. Z., Noppalit, S., et al. (2016) · Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A · doi:10.1080/10601325.2016.1110452 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Feasibility of trichlorofluoromethane (CCl3F, R11) heptadecahydrate as a heat storage material
Kimura, H., & Kai, J. (1985) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/0196-8904(85)90030-5 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Compact Heat Sinks Using Cellular Metals
Fiedler, T., Öchsner, A. Ö., Belova, I. V., et al. (2008) · Defect and diffusion forum/Diffusion and defect data, solid state data. Part A, Defect and diffusion forum · doi:10.4028/3-908451-51-5.222 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Research works printed but not linked: 3
- [17]17. M.M. Farid, A.M. Khudhair, S.A.K. Razack, S. Al-Hallaj. A review on phase change energy storage: materials and applications. Energy conversion and management. 45 (2004) 1597-615.
- [28]28. H. Mehling, L.F. Cabeza. Phase change materials and their basic properties. Thermal energy storage for sustainable energy consumption. Springer2007. pp. 257-77.
- [95]95. J. Wang, G. Chen, H. Jiang. Theoretical study on a novel phase change process. International journal of energy research. 23 (1999) 287-94.
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Lin, Y., Jia, Y., Alva, G., & Fang, G. (2018) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.10.002 · Cited by 910 · see citing works
Potential of macroencapsulated PCM for thermal energy storage in buildings : a comprehensive review
Rathore, P. K. S., & Shukla, S. K. (2019) · Construction and Building Materials · doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.221 · Cited by 396 · see citing works
Gao, H., Wang, J., Chen, X., Wang, G., Huang, X., Li, A., & Dong, W. (2018) · Nano Energy · doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.09.007 · Cited by 391 · see citing works
Ghalambaz, M., Doostani, A., Chamkha, A. J., & Ismael, M. A. (2017) · International Journal of Mechanical Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2017.09.045 · Cited by 188 · see citing works
Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems: A Review
Tofani, K., & Tiari, S. (2021) · Energies · doi:10.3390/en14133821 · Cited by 114 · see citing works
“They also have the disadvantage of low thermal conductivity, as well as toxicity, corrosivity, instability, and flammability, while also being much more expensive than paraffin [1,2].”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialZhu, W., Hu, N., Wei, Q., Zhang, L., Li, H., Luo, J., Lin, C.-T., Ma, L., Zhou, K., & Yu, Z. (2019) · Materials & Design · doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107709 · Cited by 114 · see citing works
Akhmetov, B., Navarro, M. E., Seitov, A., Kaltayev, A., Bakenov, Z., & Ding, Y. (2019) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/j.solener.2019.10.015 · Cited by 65 · see citing works
Kumar, P. M., Anandkumar, R., Sudarvizhi, D., Prakash, K. B., & Mylsamy, K. (2019) · AIP Conference Proceedings · doi:10.1063/1.5117935 · Cited by 54 · see citing works
Numerical Study of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Enhancement by Nano-PCM in Aluminum Foam
Buonomo, B., Di Pasqua, A., Ercole, D., & Manca, O. (2018) · Inventions · doi:10.3390/inventions3040076 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
- Authors
- Khan, Z., Khan, Z., & Ghafoor, A.
- Affiliations
- Bournemouth University (GB)
- National University of Sciences and Technology (PK)
- Corresponding author
- Khan, Zakir
- Venue
- Energy Conversion and Management
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-05
- Volume
- 115
- Pages
- 132-158
- ISSN
- 0196-8904 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2293534651
- Cited by
- 765
- References
- 125
- Citations by year
- 2026: 68 · 2025: 92 · 2024: 93 · 2023: 88 · 2022: 88 · 2021: 89 · 2020: 78 · 2019: 60 · 2018: 53 · 2017: 42 · 2016: 14
- FWCI
- 43.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Energy Conversion and Management (publishedVersion)
- Bournemouth University Research Online (Bournemouth University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Bournemouth University
- National University of Science and Technology
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Phase Change Materials Research
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Adsorption and Cooling Systems
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Keywords
- phase change materials, latent heat storage, alkanes, salt hydrates, thermal stability, thermal conductivity enhancement, PCM encapsulation, fins, latent heat storage capacity
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
