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Review on Development and Investigations of Phase Change Materials in Thermal Energy Storage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Zhu Xiaoqin ,
Hu Jin ,
Cao Zhaosheng ,
Lu Jiansheng ,
Sun Jialin  and
Noureddine Ben-Abdallah
Zhu Xiaoqin
Affiliation:
xiaoqinzhu@sohu.com,Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming,China, People's Republic of
Hu Jin
Affiliation:
hujinwcru@tom.com,Kunming University of Science and Technology,Kunming,650093,China, People's Republic of
Cao Zhaosheng
Affiliation:
caozhaosheng@soho.com, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China, People's Republic of
Lu Jiansheng
Affiliation:
lujiansheng@tom.com, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China, People's Republic of
Sun Jialin
Affiliation:
sunjialin@yahoo.com, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China, People's Republic of
Noureddine Ben-Abdallah
Affiliation:
N.Ben-Abdallah@dal.ca, Dalhousie University, Halifax, B3J2X4, Canada
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Abstract

Thermal energy storage with phase change materials is one of the most efficient ways of storing available energy because of its advantages such as providing higher heat storage capacity, lower storage temperature, isothermal operation and less storage space. This paper reviews the development and investigations of phase change materials in thermal energy storage systems of various engineering applications. There are many phase change materials that melt and solidify at a wide range of temperatures, making them attractive in a lot of applications. Various categories of phase change materials suitable for thermal energy storage are introduced, and the investigations on their important enhancement techniques are also discussed.

Keywords

phase transformationenergy storageabsorption
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1100: Symposium JJ – Materials Research for Electrical Energy Storage , 2008 , 1100-JJ04-21
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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