Graphite-based shape-stabilized composites for phase change material applications

Analysis of the Thermal Performance of External Insulation in Prefabricated Buildings Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

“…Within this range, the larger the width, the smaller the heat transfer coefficient; outside this range, increasing the width of the gap will only increase the cost and cannot continue to optimize the heat-retaining property. The experimental results demonstrate that the triple-glazed window can reduce the window heat transfer loss by half compared with the double-glazed window [19].…”

Review on organic phase change materials for sustainable energy storage

“…[33][34][35][36] And PCMs are dispersed in porous scaffolds, polymer scaffolds and silicon scaffolds meanwhile the scaffolds enable the shape stability for forming FSPCMs. [37][38][39] Several studies have viewed that PCMs capable of maximum PCMs content and high thermal storage density have been successfully prepared for MEPCMs and FSPCMs. Besides, much work on incorporating nanoparticles into PCMs was proposed to improve thermal conductivity and mechanical properties.…”

CuO Nanoparticle@Polystyrene Hierarchical Porous Foam for the Effective Encapsulation of Octadecanol as a Phase Changing Thermal Energy Storage Material

“…Various practices have been pursued to deal with these obstacles such as adding conductive phases like metallic nanoparticles, use of PCM mixtures, changing composition, encapsulation, and extended surface. − On the other hand, the overcooling behavior, limits to the encapsulation capacity of PCM, thermal instability, and the leakage phenomenon occurring during phase transition are still major disadvantages that limit the applications of PCMs . To overcome these limitations, in addition to PCM microcapsules, − the application of shape-stable porous materials as a PCM carrier has received great interest in the literature. − To date, porous clay, mineral-based materials, metallic foams, porous carbon, and porous polymers , are the most commonly used framework materials for shape-stabilized PCM. High internal phase emulsion templated polymers (PHP) as porous polymers have been used in a wide variety of applications such as adsorption, , purification, , separation, controlled release, , and scaffolding, and there is limited research in energy storage application. , Recently, porous PHP foams have begun to gain attention for the stabilization of PCMs owing to their superior features such as shape stabilization, enclosure ability, high loading rate, excellent structural stability, and interpenetrating pore morphology. − PHPs are monolithic, controllable, highly porous polymers with low density, high specific surface area, highly cross-linked polymer matrix, the porosity of which is created by the continuous phase of emulsions.…”