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View article: Novel geopolymer for use as a sensible storage option in high temperature thermal energy storage systems
Novel geopolymer for use as a sensible storage option in high temperature thermal energy storage systems Open
In the current study a novel geopolymer created from waste materials (namely fly ash and black slag) has been characterised as a potential high temperature thermal energy storage material option. Several geopolymer samples have been fabric…
View article: Review of Reactors with Potential Use in Thermochemical Energy Storage in Concentrated Solar Power Plants
Review of Reactors with Potential Use in Thermochemical Energy Storage in Concentrated Solar Power Plants Open
The aim of this study is to perform a review of the state-of-the-art of the reactors available in the literature, which are used for solid–gas reactions or thermal decomposition processes around 1000 °C that could be further implemented fo…
View article: MgSO4·7H2O filled macro cellular foams: An innovative composite sorbent for thermo-chemical energy storage applications for solar buildings
MgSO4·7H2O filled macro cellular foams: An innovative composite sorbent for thermo-chemical energy storage applications for solar buildings Open
For seasonal energy storage using solar energy in buildings heating and DHW, thermochemical technology represents the most promising alternative due to the virtually absence of heat losses during storage period. This work focuses on silico…
View article: Phase Change Material Selection for Thermal Energy Storage at High Temperature Range between 210 °C and 270 °C
Phase Change Material Selection for Thermal Energy Storage at High Temperature Range between 210 °C and 270 °C Open
The improvement of thermal energy storage systems implemented in solar technologies increases not only their performance but also their dispatchability and competitiveness in the energy market. Latent heat thermal energy storage systems ar…
View article: Empirical equations for viscosity and specific heat capacity determination of paraffin PCM and fatty acid PCM
Empirical equations for viscosity and specific heat capacity determination of paraffin PCM and fatty acid PCM Open
Phase change materials (PCM) used in thermal energy storage (TES) systems have been presented, over recent years, as one of the most effective options in energy storage. Paraffin and fatty acids are some of the most used PCM in TES systems…
View article: Experimental validation of the exact analytical solution to the steady periodic heat transfer problem in a PCM layer
Experimental validation of the exact analytical solution to the steady periodic heat transfer problem in a PCM layer Open
Phase change materials (PCM) are used in many industrial and residential applications for their advantageous characteristic of high capacity of latent thermal storage by means of an isothermal process. In this context, it is very useful to…
View article: Phase Change Material Selection for Thermal Processes Working under Partial Load Operating Conditions in the Temperature Range between 120 and 200 °C
Phase Change Material Selection for Thermal Processes Working under Partial Load Operating Conditions in the Temperature Range between 120 and 200 °C Open
In some processes, latent heat thermal energy storage (TES) systems might work under partial load operating conditions (the available thermal energy source is discontinuous or insufficient to completely charge the phase change material (PC…
View article: The connection between the heat storage capability of PCM as a material property and their performance in real scale applications
The connection between the heat storage capability of PCM as a material property and their performance in real scale applications Open
Using phase change materials (PCM) for Thermal Energy Storage, the most important material property is their heat storage capability, usually given as h(T). Ideally, h(T) changes suddenly at a single temperature. However, many PCM change p…
View article: Empirical equation to estimate viscosity of paraffin
Empirical equation to estimate viscosity of paraffin Open
Thermal energy storage (TES) systems using phase change materials (PCM) are nowadays widely developed to be applied in solar power plants or cooling and domestic comfort services. The design of a TES system does not only rely on the energy…
View article: Fatty acid eutectic mixtures and derivatives from non-edible animal fat as phase change materials
Fatty acid eutectic mixtures and derivatives from non-edible animal fat as phase change materials Open
Non-edible animal fat waste as a source of phase change materials.
View article: Thermochemical energy storage by consecutive reactions for higher efficient concentrated solar power plants (CSP): Proof of concept
Thermochemical energy storage by consecutive reactions for higher efficient concentrated solar power plants (CSP): Proof of concept Open
Concentrated solar power plants (CSP) combined with thermal energy storage (TES) offers the benefit to provide continuous electricity production by renewable energy feed. There are several TES technologies to be implemented, being the ther…
View article: Review on sorption materials and technologies for heat pumps and thermal energy storage
Review on sorption materials and technologies for heat pumps and thermal energy storage Open
Sorption is used for absorption/adsorption heat pumps (sorption refrigeration) and sorption for thermal energy storage (TES). This paper is the first review where the research on both applications is shown together. Sorption has advanced v…
View article: Health hazard, cycling and thermal stability as key parameters when selecting a suitable phase change material (PCM)
Health hazard, cycling and thermal stability as key parameters when selecting a suitable phase change material (PCM) Open
From the literature review it was observed that there is no established methodology, neither a common pattern, when selecting a phase change material for a thermal energy storage application. Melting temperature and enthalpy have tradition…