Advanced Studies for Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "J: Thermal Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 8361
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Interests: thermal energy storage; CFD; biotransport phenomena
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Interests: solar energy; thermal energy storage systems; multiphase flow and heat transfer; computational fluid dynamics; porous media; heat pipes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Latent heat storage stores heat in a storage medium in the form of potential energy between the particles of the substance. The conversion between the heat and the potential energy within the substance involves a phase change; thus, heat storage occurs without significant temperature changes in the storage medium. Since the latent heat of a substance is much greater than the specific heat of the same substance, latent heat storage can store the same amount of heat in a much smaller volume. This is a significant advantage of latent heat storage systems. Latent heat storage relies on the phase changes of the medium (e.g., from solid to liquid) that use latent heat to store energy. These materials normally include: organic materials, paraffin- or non-paraffin-compounds, inorganic phase-changing materials, and eutectic mixtures.
Latent heat storage systems commonly employ phase-change materials (PCMs) during energy containment. PCMs have the potential for energy absorption as well as energy release, which involves a change of physical state. The PCMs display elevated energy containment and can maintain uniform temperature throughout the process.
While much effort is devoted latent heat thermal energy storage systems, there is a pressing need to innovate and demonstrate technologies to be implemented in this area. This Special Issue is focused on bringing together innovative developments, technologies, and solutions in the field of latent heat storage systems.
Dr. Saeed Tiari
Dr. Mahboobe Mahdavi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- latent heat storage
- thermal energy storage
- sensible heat storage systems
- phase changes of the medium
- solid–liquid phase change
- phase change materials
- thermal energy storage
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