Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage: A Bibliometric Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Thermal Energy Storage
1.2. PCMs in LHTES
2. Overview of NePCMs
3. Methodology
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Main Information
4.2. Analysis of Keywords
4.3. Productivity and Growth Rate
4.4. Authorship and Countries Evolution
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Nomenclature
Acronyms | |
FEM | Finite element method |
FVM | Finite volume method |
HTF | Heat transfer fluid |
LHTES | Latent heat thermal energy storage |
NePCM | Nano-enhanced phase change material |
NEPCM | Nano encapsulated phase change material |
PCM | Phase change material |
TES | Thermal energy storage |
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Terms | Frequency |
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Phase change material | 296 |
Nanoparticles | 160 |
Thermal energy storage | 146 |
Thermal conductivity | 119 |
PCM | 90 |
Solidification | 83 |
Melting | 78 |
Nanoparticle | 78 |
Nanofluid | 41 |
NEPCM | 36 |
Author | Affiliation | N. of Papers | Index | Citations | ||
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H | G | M | ||||
Sheikholeslami M. | Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran | 33 | 19 | 33 | 2.7 | 2039 |
Shafee A. | Duy Tan University, Vietnam | 20 | 13 | 20 | 2.6 | 776 |
Ganji D.D. | Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran | 19 | 17 | 19 | 2.4 | 809 |
Ghalambaz M. | Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam | 19 | 10 | 19 | 1.7 | 623 |
Khodadadi J.M. | Auburn University, USA | 13 | 12 | 13 | 0.7 | 1404 |
Wang J. | Hebei University of Technology, China | 13 | 9 | 13 | 0.6 | 929 |
Fan L.W. | Zhejiang University, China | 13 | 8 | 13 | 0.8 | 281 |
Mehryan S.A.M. | Islamic Azad University, Iran | 13 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 189 |
Kalaiselvam S. | Anna University, India | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1. 1 | 586 |
Zhang X. | University of Science and Technology Beijing, China | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0.5 | 390 |
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Mohammadpour, J.; Lee, A.; Timchenko, V.; Taylor, R. Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage: A Bibliometric Analysis. Energies 2022, 15, 3426. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15093426
Mohammadpour J, Lee A, Timchenko V, Taylor R. Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage: A Bibliometric Analysis. Energies. 2022; 15(9):3426. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15093426
Chicago/Turabian StyleMohammadpour, Javad, Ann Lee, Victoria Timchenko, and Robert Taylor. 2022. "Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage: A Bibliometric Analysis" Energies 15, no. 9: 3426. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15093426