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Numerical Study of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Enhancement by Nano-PCM in Aluminum Foam

Phase Change Materials for Enhanced Thermal Energy Storage Applications

Thermal energy needs determined by the increase demand is a fundamental and strategic energy source and it is very important to recover and store its lost and surplus. In this frame thermal energy storage (TES) is a natural solution and it becomes the necessary bridge bet...

Thermal cooling behaviors of lithium-ion batteries by metal foam with phase change materials

Lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries are an integral part of electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles or smartphones because of their high energy and power density. These batteries suffer from a high temperature rise and generate excessive heat during operation. An improvement technique,...

Convective heat transfer in thermally developing flow in micro-channels filled with porous media under local thermal non-equilibrium conditions

Thermally developing flow in microchannels or channels in rarefied gas filled with porous media in slip flow regime is numerically analyzed. A hydrodynamically fully developed and thermally developing flow of a dilute gas in a parallel-plate microchannel filled with porous media is carr...