... will raise the melting time by 300% for the wall temperature of 90 °C. In addition, under the same operating conditions, the melting of the phase change material (PCM) inside the hemicylindrical cell is faster than that observed in a rectangular one with equivalent volume. Savings in melting time due...

...Uma Maheswararao Gaddala; Jaya Krishna Devanuri Phase change materials (PCMs) are considered to be promising contenders for thermal energy storage (TES) due to their high latent heat and nearly constant temperature during the intake/release of heat. The present study focuses on providing the most...

..., n-nonadecane was applied as the phase change material (PCM) and ED was used as the supporting material in order to prepare and construct form-stable composite PCM. Composite properties were determined by FTIR and SEM techniques. Also the heat transfer measurement and differential scanning...

... after breakdown was shown to restore resistance values to prebreakdown levels. The results suggest the use of CNT-enhanced water as a phase change material presents a significant operational challenge due to instability of the CNT network during phase change cycling. Should the use of such nanofluids...