Nanostructure-Enhanced Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 3136
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phase change materials; energy storage; rheology of complex fluids; machine learning; multiphase flows
Interests: energy storage materials and devices; metal-ion batteries; nanomaterials synthesis; in-situ characterization for electrochemical energy storage
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Latent heat storage (LHS) is one of the most promising pathways for thermal energy storage due to its high thermal energy storage density and its ability to operate at a nearly constant temperature. However, the thermal conductivity of the phase change materials used in latent heat storage (LHS) is low, which hampers the charging and discharging times. One way to overcome the low thermal conductivity of phase change materials is to suspend high conductive nanoparticles into the liquid phase of the phase change material, usually known as nanostructure-enhanced phase change materials (NePCM).
The concept of NePCM provides substantial challenges for its deployment in real-life applications. This Special Issue is dedicated to exploring different topics related to the development of NePCM, and its principal aims are the following:
- Experimental characterization of the thermal performance of NePCM;
- Experimental measurement of the thermophysical properties of NePCM;
- Numerical modelling of the solidification and melting process of NePCM;
- Potential industrial applications of NePCM;
- Potential applications of NePCM in the renewable energy sector.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the latest developments regarding Nanostructure-enhanced Phase Change Materials (NePCM) and their applications in different industrial sectors.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Yousef El Hasadi
Dr. Xuanpeng Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- PCM
- numerical modeling
- NEPCM
- thermal storage
- renewable energy
- solidification and melting
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