.... In this work, for the problem of rapid ice melting during a cold start, it is found that when Fourier’s law is adopted, the error is as much as three times higher compared with the non-Fourier heat conduction law, and for ice, the influence of latent heat cannot be ignored, so a novel non-Fourier ice heat...

... cm ≤ x m ≤ 7.5 cm and 15 °C ≤ T m ≤ 35 °C, respectively. The objective is to let inner temperature T in swing close to a comfort threshold. The position of PCM close to the absorber improves the efficiency of the room heating with good nocturnal use of latent heat stored during the day. PCM melting...

... to using hemicylindrical container instead of a rectangular one of equivalent PCM volume are about 7.1%, 8.3%, and 11.7% for hot wall temperatures of 65, 75, and 85 °C, respectively. hemicylindrical container phase change materials melting melt fraction latent heat energy storage conduction...

... change temperature, the MEPCM would change phase from liquid to solid releasing the latent heat, resulting in further evaporation. The MEPCMs were then pumped back into the hot seawater, and the salt residue left on the MEPCMs could be readily dissolved. In this way, the desalination efficiency could...