Performance enhancement of cold thermal energy storage system using nanofluid phase change materials: A review

Sidik, Nor Azwadi Che and Kean, Tung Hao and Chow, Hoong Kee and Rajaandra, Aravinthan and Saidur Rahman, * and Kaur, Jesbains * (2018) Performance enhancement of cold thermal energy storage system using nanofluid phase change materials: A review. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 94. pp. 85-95. ISSN 0735 1933

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Abstract

Cold thermal energy storage (CTES) plays a vital role in many industrial applications such as central air-conditioning in the large buildings, high powered electronic cooling applications, waste heat recovery, food processing, and restoring the electrical power imbalance between daytime need and night-time abundance. In addition, CTES system incorporating phase change materials (PCM) is proved as a viable option for achieving high energy efficiency by many systems. Due to the significance of this issue, many studies have been conducted on the applications of PCM in CTES system. The main aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive review, which summarizes recent research progress on PCM-CTES and an overview of numerical and experimental studies on the heat transfer performance of different base fluid of PCMs. This article also discusses several factors affecting the thermal conductivity of PCMs, such as nanoparticle enhanced PCMs, shape of encapsulated PCM materials, solid volume fraction and particle size. Observation and findings from past studies are discussed in detail. Recommendations based on research results, advantages and drawbacks of PCM-CTES are made for future research directions.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: nanofluids; phase change material; heat transfer; cold thermal energy storage
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Others > Non Sunway Academics
Depositing User: Dr Janaki Sinnasamy
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Date Deposited: 03 Aug 2018 07:36
Last Modified: 30 Apr 2019 08:57
URI: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/id/eprint/878

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