Special Issue "Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Storage Systems"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Mahboobe Mahdavi
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Mechanical Engineering Department, Gannon University, 109 University Square, Erie, PA 16541, USA
Interests: solar energy; thermal energy storage systems; multiphase flow and heat transfer; computational fluid dynamics; porous media; heat pipes
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Dr. Saeed Tiari
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Biomedical, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541, USA
Interests: thermal energy storage; heat transfer; bioheat transfer; biofluid mechanics
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Among available renewable energy resources, solar energy is a promising option, due to its availability and its potential use in a wide range of domestic and industrial applications. However, energy supply and demand are often mismatched, due to the variation of solar energy over time, which has a significant impact on the efficiency of the system.

Thermal energy storage allows for the storage of excess solar energy for later use. By storing this energy, the gap between energy supply and demand can be bridged. Solar energy can be stored in the form of sensible heat, latent heat and thermochemical. While there has been significant research and development in the field of thermal energy storage, the challenge of developing these technologies, while balancing cost and mass-scale implementation, still remains.

The goal of this Special Issue is to bring together innovative developments, technologies and solutions in the field of thermal energy storage systems. The main focus will be on original and unpublished research and review articles in areas including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Design, analysis, performance improvement, life-cycle cost and the assessment of thermal energy storage systems;
  • Numerical and modelling aspects of thermal energy storage systems, including sensible, latent and thermochemical and their optimization;
  • Management of intermittency issues in large scale solar power generation;
  • Thermal energy storage systems for heating and hot water in residential and non-residential buildings: district heating, waste heat recovery at various temperature ranges.

Dr. Mahboobe Mahdavi
Prof. Dr. Saeed Tiari
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Thermal energy storage system
  • Sensible heat
  • Latent heat
  • Thermochemical heat
  • Optimization
  • Power generation
  • District heating
  • Waste heat recovery

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The Effect of Variable-Length Fins and Different High Thermal Conductivity Nanoparticles in the Performance of the Energy Storage Unit Containing Bio-Based Phase Change Substance
Sustainability 2021, 13(5), 2884; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052884 - 07 Mar 2021
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Thermal Energy Storage (TES) is a key feature in the sizing of thermal systems and energy management. The Phase Change Material (PCM) can store a huge amount of heat in the form of latent heat. However, a good design of the TES unit [...] Read more.
Thermal Energy Storage (TES) is a key feature in the sizing of thermal systems and energy management. The Phase Change Material (PCM) can store a huge amount of heat in the form of latent heat. However, a good design of the TES unit is required to absorb thermal energy and charge quickly. In the present study, a combination of optimum fin design and nanoadditives are used to design a shell and tube shape TES unit. The Taguchi optimization method is employed to maximize the melting rate by optimizing the arrangement shape of fins and the type and the volume fractions of nanoparticles. The results showed that long fins should be mounted at the bottom and short fins at the top, so that the PCM melts down at the bottom quickly, and consequently, a natural convection circulation occurs at the bottom and advances in the solid PCM. The short fins at the top allow a good natural convection circulation at the top. An increase in the volume fraction of nanoparticles increases the melting rate. An optimum design shows a 20% more melting rate compared to a poor design. Full article
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