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Research progress of seasonal thermal energy storage technology based on supercooled phase change materials

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Preparation and characterization of a shape-stable xylitol/expanded graphite composite phase change material for thermal energy storage

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Summary: The study demonstrates that xylitol/expanded graphite composite PCMs have potential in long-term thermal energy storage, with the thermal conductivity of the composite PCM increasing significantly by adding expanded graphite content, although it reduces the latent heat. Different performances were observed during the charging and discharging process of the composites.

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS (2021)

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Preparation and thermal performance of phase change material with high latent heat and thermal conductivity based on novel binary inorganic eutectic system

Wenjuan Qiu et al.

Summary: In this study, two eutectic mixtures of BHO-KCl and BHO-KNO3 were investigated as novel binary inorganic eutectic system to manipulate the melting temperature of phase change material for practical applications. The BHO-KNO3/EG composite phase change material showed improved thermal conductivity and reduced supercooling degree, making it a promising option for thermal energy storage systems. The results indicated that the melting point alteration was related to the presence of K+, and the addition of expanded graphite enhanced heat transfer efficiency.

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS (2021)

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Long-term assessment of the thermal stability of sodium nitrate-urea eutectic phase change material

Laura Quant et al.

Summary: The eutectic mixture of urea and sodium nitrate shows promising thermal properties for energy storage, but long-term stability needs further investigation.

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS (2021)

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Discharging performances of supercooled CH3COONa•3H2O and Na2S2O3•5H2O in the rounded rectangular unit and parametric analysis

Guobing Zhou et al.

Summary: The discharging performances of supercooled Sodium acetate trihydrate (SAT) and Sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate (STP) were compared, showing that STP has less latent heat loss during triggering crystallization but lower discharging rate. Factors such as environmental temperature, working fluid temperature, unit area-volume ratio, and PCM thermal conductivity affect the discharging performance.

JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE (2021)

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Design and preparation of Ag modified expanded graphite based composite phase change materials with enhanced thermal conductivity and light-to-thermal properties

Ruilong Wen et al.

Summary: This study developed a novel composite phase change material based on lauric acid and Ag nanoparticles modified expanded graphite, which exhibits good thermal energy storage properties and light-to-thermal energy conversion efficiency, suitable for thermal energy management in solar energy harvesting systems and electric devices.

JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE (2021)

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Proceedings Paper Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

A preliminary study for the effect of DC voltage on the supercooling degree of PCM CaCl2?6H2O

H. Kurniawati et al.

Summary: This paper reports the results of an experimental study on the electrofreezing of a salt hydrate-based phase change material CaCl2?6H2O to reduce supercooling. It found that the time interval and magnitude of the applied electric field affect the supercooling degree, and suggested that DC voltage may favor the nucleation process during freezing.

MATERIALS TODAY-PROCEEDINGS (2021)

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Fatty amines/graphene sponge form-stable phase change material composites with exceptionally high loading rates and energy density for thermal energy storage

Tao Chen et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2020)

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Analysis of a laboratory scale thermal energy accumulator using two-phases heterogeneous paraffin wax-water mixtures

A. Reyes et al.

RENEWABLE ENERGY (2020)

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Review Energy & Fuels

Research progress in nucleation and supercooling induced by phase change materials

Yi Zhao et al.

JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE (2020)

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Cold-crystallizing erythritol-polyelectrolyte: Scaling up reliable long-term heat storage material

Konsta Turunen et al.

APPLIED ENERGY (2020)

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Growth of the Phase Change Enthalpy Induced by the Crystal Transformation of an Inorganic-Organic Eutectic Mixture of Magnesium Nitrate Hexahydrate-Glutaric Acid

Suimin Li et al.

INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH (2020)

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Efficiency improvement of energy storage and release by the inlet position control for seasonal thermal energy storage

Hwan Suk Lim et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER (2020)

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Effect of nano-SiC on thermal properties of expanded graphite/1-octadecanol composite materials for thermal energy storage

Shengqin Gong et al.

POWDER TECHNOLOGY (2020)

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Surface free energy analysis for stable supercooling of sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate with microcosmic-visualized methods

Shuaiqiao Peng et al.

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS (2020)

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Investigation on bi-salt chemisorption system for long term energy storage

J. Gao et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE (2020)

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Screening of sugar alcohols and their binary eutectic mixtures as phase change materials for low-to-medium temperature thermal energy storage. (III): Thermal endurance

Xue-Feng Shao et al.

ENERGY (2020)

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A simulation study on performance improvement of solar assisted heat pump hot water system by novel controllable crystallization of supercooled PCMs

Cagri Kutlu et al.

RENEWABLE ENERGY (2020)

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A novel polyaniline (PANI)/paraffin wax nano composite phase change material: Superior transition heat storage capacity, thermal conductivity and thermal reliability

Mathew George et al.

SOLAR ENERGY (2020)

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A novel composite PCM for seasonal thermal energy storage of solar water heating system

Wei Wu et al.

RENEWABLE ENERGY (2020)

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Single-tank thermal energy storage systems for concentrated solar power: Flow distribution optimization for thermocline evolution management

Wanruo Lou et al.

JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE (2020)

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Comparative analysis of thermal energy storage technologies through the definition of suitable key performance indicators

Valeria Palomba et al.

ENERGY AND BUILDINGS (2019)

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Review Thermodynamics

Recent developments in phase change materials for energy storage applications: A review

Hassan Nazir et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER (2019)

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Supercooling of phase-change materials and the techniques used to mitigate the phenomenon

Md. Hasan Zahir et al.

APPLIED ENERGY (2019)

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Advances in seasonal thermal energy storage for solar district heating applications: A critical review on large-scale hot-water tank and pit thermal energy storage systems

Abdulrahman Dahash et al.

APPLIED ENERGY (2019)

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Performance investigation of an integrated collector-storage solar water heater based on lap-joint-type micro-heat pipe arrays

Zeyu Wang et al.

APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING (2019)

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On the performance of ground coupled seasonal thermal energy storage for heating and cooling: A Canadian context

Matthew Fong et al.

APPLIED ENERGY (2019)

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Experimental investigation on enhancement of thermal performance with obstacle placing in the horizontal hot water tank used in solar domestic hot water system

Dogan Erdemir et al.

RENEWABLE ENERGY (2019)

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State-of-technology review of water-based closed seasonal thermal energy storage systems

Christoph Bott et al.

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS (2019)

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Characterization and stability study of a form-stable erythritol/expanded graphite composite phase change material for thermal energy storage

Mengdi Yuan et al.

RENEWABLE ENERGY (2019)

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Preparation and Thermal Properties of 1-Hexadecanol-Palmitic Acid Eutectic Mixture/Activated Carbon Composite Phase Change Material for Thermal Energy Storage

Zhanjiang Hu et al.

CHEMISTRYSELECT (2019)

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A review of the applications of phase change materials in cooling, heating and power generation in different temperature ranges

Kun Du et al.

APPLIED ENERGY (2018)

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Sodium Acetate Trihydrate-Crystallization Inhibitor System for Seasonal Latent Heat Storage

Lirong Yuan et al.

JOURNAL OF ENERGY ENGINEERING (2018)

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Experimental study on the performance of a novel solar water heating system with and without PCM

Wei Wu et al.

SOLAR ENERGY (2018)

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Cold-crystallization of polyelectrolyte absorbed polyol for long-term thermal energy storage

Salla Puupponen et al.

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS (2018)

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Preparation and thermal properties of exfoliated graphite/erythritol/mannitol eutectic composite as form-stable phase change material for thermal energy storage

Ju-Lan Zeng et al.

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS (2018)

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Sodium Acetate Trihydrate-Crystallization Inhibitor System for Seasonal Latent Heat Storage

Lirong Yuan et al.

JOURNAL OF ENERGY ENGINEERING (2018)

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Effect of embedding sodium acetate trihydrate on the Ag anode in an electrical nucleation cell of a supercooled latent heat storage material

Katsuyuki Sakurai et al.

SOLAR ENERGY (2018)

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Nucleation triggering methods in supercooled phase change materials (PCM), a review

N. Beaupere et al.

THERMOCHIMICA ACTA (2018)

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Design Aspects for Large-scale Pit and Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage for District Heating and Cooling

Thomas Schmidt et al.

16TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DISTRICT HEATING AND COOLING, DHC2018 (2018)

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Study of thermo-physical properties and cycling stability of D-Mannitol-copper oxide nanocomposites as phase change materials

Srikanth Salyan et al.

JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE (2018)

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A review on supercooling of Phase Change Materials in thermal energy storage systems

A. Safari et al.

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS (2017)

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Study on solidification process of sodium acetate trihydrate for seasonal solar thermal energy storage

Zhiwei Ma et al.

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS (2017)

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Thermal properties and thermal conductivity enhancement of composite phase change materials using myristyl alcohol/metal foam for solar thermal storage

Xiang Huang et al.

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS (2017)

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Proceedings Paper Construction & Building Technology

Bubble agitation as a new low-intrusive method to crystallize glass forming materials

A. Godin et al.

MATERIALS & ENERGY I (2015) / MATERIALS & ENERGY II (2016) (2017)

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Comparative study of the transient natural convection in an underground water pit thermal storage

Chun Chang et al.

APPLIED ENERGY (2017)

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Largely enhanced thermal conductivity of poly (ethylene glycol)/boron nitride composite phase change materials for solar-thermal-electric energy conversion and storage with very low content of graphene nanoplatelets

Jie Yang et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2017)

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Novel microstructured polyol-polystyrene composites for seasonal heat storage

Salla Puupponen et al.

APPLIED ENERGY (2016)

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Thermal energy storage for low and medium temperature applications using phase change materials - A review

Jose Pereira da Cunha et al.

APPLIED ENERGY (2016)

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Experimental investigations on cylindrical latent heat storage units with sodium acetate trihydrate composites utilizing supercooling

Mark Dannemand et al.

APPLIED ENERGY (2016)

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Experimental investigations on prototype heat storage units utilizing stable supercooling of sodium acetate trihydrate mixtures

Mark Dannemand et al.

APPLIED ENERGY (2016)

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Sensible heat thermal storage energy and exergy performance evaluations

Gang Li

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS (2016)

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Synergistic enhancement of thermal conductivity for expanded graphite and carbon fiber in paraffin/EVA form-stable phase change materials

Benqiang Tian et al.

SOLAR ENERGY (2016)

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New sugar alcohols mixtures for long-term thermal energy storage applications at temperatures between 70 °C and 100 °C

Elena Palomo Del Barrio et al.

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS (2016)

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Review Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

The latest advancements on thermochemical heat storage systems

Devrim Aydin et al.

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS (2015)

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A review of promising candidate reactions for chemical heat storage

T. Yan et al.

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS (2015)

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Laboratory test of a prototype heat storage module based on stable supercooling of sodium acetate trihydrate

Mark Dannemand et al.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING FOR BUILDINGS AND INDUSTRY, SHC 2014 (2015)

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Integrated energy storage and energy upgrade, combined cooling and heating supply, and waste heat recovery with solid-gas thermochemical sorption heat transformer

T. X. Li et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER (2014)

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Phase change materials integrated in building walls: A state of the art review

Shazim Ali Memon

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS (2014)

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A review of available technologies for seasonal thermal energy storage

J. Xu et al.

SOLAR ENERGY (2014)

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Heats of water sorption studies on zeolite-MgSO4 composites as potential thermochemical heat storage materials

Gareth Whiting et al.

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS (2013)

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Experimental study on effect of electric field on hydrate nucleation in supercooled tetra-n-butyl ammonium bromide aqueous solution

Hiroyuki Kumano et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION-REVUE INTERNATIONALE DU FROID (2012)

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Development of phase change materials based microencapsulated technology for buildings: A review

V. V. Tyagi et al.

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS (2011)

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Review Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials and applications

Atul Sharma et al.

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS (2009)

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A simulation study on a solar heat pump heating system with seasonal latent heat storage

Qi Qi et al.

SOLAR ENERGY (2008)

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Analysis of solar aided heat pump systems with seasonal thermal energy storage in surface tanks

R Yumrutas et al.

ENERGY (2000)

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High performance-low cost seasonal gravel/water storage pit

M Pfeil et al.

SOLAR ENERGY (2000)

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