Latent thermal energy storage technologies and applications: A review
The achievement of European climate energy objectives which are contained in the European Union's (EU) “20–20–20″ targets and in the European Commission's (EC) Energy Roadmap 2050 is possible, among other things, through the use of energy storage technologies. The use of thermal energy sto...
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| author | Hussam Jouhara Alina Żabnieńska-Góra Navid Khordehgah Darem Ahmad Tom Lipinski |
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| description | The achievement of European climate energy objectives which are contained in the European Union's (EU) “20–20–20″ targets and in the European Commission's (EC) Energy Roadmap 2050 is possible, among other things, through the use of energy storage technologies. The use of thermal energy storage (TES) in the energy system allows to conserving energy, increase the overall efficiency of the systems by eliminating differences between supply and demand for energy.The article presents different methods of thermal energy storage including sensible heat storage, latent heat storage and thermochemical energy storage, focusing mainly on phase change materials (PCMs) as a form of suitable solution for energy utilisation to fill the gap between demand and supply to improve the energy efficiency of a system. PCMs allow the storage of latent thermal energy during phase change at almost stable temperature. The article presents a classification of PCMs according to their chemical nature as organic, inorganic and eutectic and by the phase transition with their advantages and disadvantages. In addition, different methods of improving the effectiveness of the PCM materials such as employing cascaded latent heat thermal energy storage system, encapsulation of PCMs and shape-stabilisation are presented in the paper. Furthermore, the use of PCM materials in buildings, power generation, food industry and automotive applications are presented and the modelling tools for analysing the functionality of PCMs materials are compared and classified. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-61a8179a468249e8b90e2323c879117d2022-12-21T23:36:23ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Thermofluids2666-20272020-08-015100039Latent thermal energy storage technologies and applications: A reviewHussam Jouhara0Alina Żabnieńska-Góra1Navid Khordehgah2Darem Ahmad3Tom Lipinski4College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, UB8 3PH, UK; Corresponding author.College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, UB8 3PH, UKCollege of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, UB8 3PH, UKCollege of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, UB8 3PH, UKThEnergy Ltd., 38a Cumberland Rd, Hanwell, London W7 2EB, UKThe achievement of European climate energy objectives which are contained in the European Union's (EU) “20–20–20″ targets and in the European Commission's (EC) Energy Roadmap 2050 is possible, among other things, through the use of energy storage technologies. The use of thermal energy storage (TES) in the energy system allows to conserving energy, increase the overall efficiency of the systems by eliminating differences between supply and demand for energy.The article presents different methods of thermal energy storage including sensible heat storage, latent heat storage and thermochemical energy storage, focusing mainly on phase change materials (PCMs) as a form of suitable solution for energy utilisation to fill the gap between demand and supply to improve the energy efficiency of a system. PCMs allow the storage of latent thermal energy during phase change at almost stable temperature. The article presents a classification of PCMs according to their chemical nature as organic, inorganic and eutectic and by the phase transition with their advantages and disadvantages. In addition, different methods of improving the effectiveness of the PCM materials such as employing cascaded latent heat thermal energy storage system, encapsulation of PCMs and shape-stabilisation are presented in the paper. Furthermore, the use of PCM materials in buildings, power generation, food industry and automotive applications are presented and the modelling tools for analysing the functionality of PCMs materials are compared and classified.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666202720300264Phase change materialsThermal energy storageLatent heat storageThermochemical energy storageClassification of PCMsPCM applications |
| spellingShingle | Hussam Jouhara Alina Żabnieńska-Góra Navid Khordehgah Darem Ahmad Tom Lipinski Latent thermal energy storage technologies and applications: A review International Journal of Thermofluids Phase change materials Thermal energy storage Latent heat storage Thermochemical energy storage Classification of PCMs PCM applications |
| title | Latent thermal energy storage technologies and applications: A review |
| title_full | Latent thermal energy storage technologies and applications: A review |
| title_fullStr | Latent thermal energy storage technologies and applications: A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Latent thermal energy storage technologies and applications: A review |
| title_short | Latent thermal energy storage technologies and applications: A review |
| title_sort | latent thermal energy storage technologies and applications a review |
| topic | Phase change materials Thermal energy storage Latent heat storage Thermochemical energy storage Classification of PCMs PCM applications |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666202720300264 |
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