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Melting and convection of phase change materials in different shape containers: A review

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  1. Wang, Huiru & Liu, Zhenyu & Wu, Huiying, 2017. "Entransy dissipation-based thermal resistance optimization of slab LHTES system with multiple PCMs arranged in a 2D array," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 138(C), pages 739-751.
  2. Qin, Zhen & Ji, Chenzhen & Low, Zheng Hua & Tong, Wei & Wu, Chenlong & Duan, Fei, 2022. "Geometry effect of phase change material container on waste heat recovery enhancement," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 327(C).
  3. Liu, Dinghai & Xie, Kai & Zhang, Hui & Qiang, Yujie & Yang, Di & Wang, Zhaoxiao & Zhu, Lidong & Akkurt, Nevzat & Du, Yanping & Shen, Meng & Zhong, Liqiong & Yu, Fan & Xu, Qian, 2022. "Numerical evaluation of convective heat transfer properties of two-dimensional rotating PCM melt in the unilaterally heated rectangular container," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 193(C), pages 920-940.
  4. Akeiber, Hussein & Nejat, Payam & Majid, Muhd Zaimi Abd. & Wahid, Mazlan A. & Jomehzadeh, Fatemeh & Zeynali Famileh, Iman & Calautit, John Kaiser & Hughes, Ben Richard & Zaki, Sheikh Ahmad, 2016. "A review on phase change material (PCM) for sustainable passive cooling in building envelopes," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 1470-1497.
  5. Safari, Vahid & Kamkari, Babak & Hooman, Kamel & Khodadadi, J.M., 2022. "Sensitivity analysis of design parameters for melting process of lauric acid in the vertically and horizontally oriented rectangular thermal storage units," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 255(C).
  6. Kun He & Lei Wang & Jiangxu Huang, 2021. "Electrohydrodynamic Enhancement of Phase Change Material Melting in Circular-Elliptical Annuli," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-20, December.
  7. Zheng, Zhang-Jing & Xu, Yang & Li, Ming-Jia, 2018. "Eccentricity optimization of a horizontal shell-and-tube latent-heat thermal energy storage unit based on melting and melting-solidifying performance," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 220(C), pages 447-454.
  8. Vogel, J. & Felbinger, J. & Johnson, M., 2016. "Natural convection in high temperature flat plate latent heat thermal energy storage systems," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 184(C), pages 184-196.
  9. Ebrahimi, A. & Hosseini, M.J. & Ranjbar, A.A. & Rahimi, M. & Bahrampoury, R., 2019. "Melting process investigation of phase change materials in a shell and tube heat exchanger enhanced with heat pipe," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 138(C), pages 378-394.
  10. Zheng, Zhang-Jing & Cai, Xiao & Yang, Chao & Xu, Yang, 2022. "Improving the solidification performance of a latent heat thermal energy storage unit using arrow-shaped fins obtained by an innovative fast optimization algorithm," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 195(C), pages 566-577.
  11. Liu, Shuli & Han, Junrui & Shen, Yongliang & Khan, Sheher Yar & Ji, Wenjie & Jin, Haibo & Kumar, Mahesh, 2025. "The contribution of artificial intelligence to phase change materials in thermal energy storage: From prediction to optimization," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 238(C).
  12. Khan, Sohail A. & Hayat, T. & Alsaedi, A. & Ahmad, B., 2021. "Melting heat transportation in radiative flow of nanomaterials with irreversibility analysis," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 140(C).
  13. Khan, Zakir & Khan, Zulfiqar Ahmad, 2017. "Experimental investigations of charging/melting cycles of paraffin in a novel shell and tube with longitudinal fins based heat storage design solution for domestic and industrial applications," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 206(C), pages 1158-1168.
  14. Al-Jethelah, Manar & Tasnim, Syeda Humaira & Mahmud, Shohel & Dutta, Animesh, 2018. "Nano-PCM filled energy storage system for solar-thermal applications," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 126(C), pages 137-155.
  15. Yan, Zhongjun & Zhu, Yuexiang & Liu, Lifang & Yu, Zhun (Jerry) & Li, Shuisheng & Zhang, Guoqiang, 2023. "Performance enhancement of cylindrical latent heat storage units in hot water tanks via wavy design," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 218(C).
  16. Yang, Lizhong & Villalobos, Uver & Akhmetov, Bakytzhan & Gil, Antoni & Khor, Jun Onn & Palacios, Anabel & Li, Yongliang & Ding, Yulong & Cabeza, Luisa F. & Tan, Wooi Leong & Romagnoli, Alessandro, 2021. "A comprehensive review on sub-zero temperature cold thermal energy storage materials, technologies, and applications: State of the art and recent developments," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 288(C).
  17. Liu, Hua-Yang & Hu, Yu-Peng & Yang, Guo-Yao & Wu, Chun-Mei & Li, You-Rong, 2025. "PCM melting characteristics in a sidewall-heated rectangular cavity with non-uniform longitudinal fins near the bottom," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 242(C).
  18. Zeneli, M. & Malgarinos, I. & Nikolopoulos, A. & Nikolopoulos, N. & Grammelis, P. & Karellas, S. & Kakaras, E., 2019. "Numerical simulation of a silicon-based latent heat thermal energy storage system operating at ultra-high temperatures," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 242(C), pages 837-853.
  19. Juan Duan & Yongliang Xiong & Dan Yang, 2019. "Melting Behavior of Phase Change Material in Honeycomb Structures with Different Geometrical Cores," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-19, July.
  20. Mekrisuh, Kedumese u & Singh, Dushyant & Udayraj,, 2020. "Performance analysis of a vertically oriented concentric-tube PCM based thermal energy storage system: Parametric study and correlation development," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 149(C), pages 902-916.
  21. Vogel, J. & Johnson, M., 2019. "Natural convection during melting in vertical finned tube latent thermal energy storage systems," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 246(C), pages 38-52.
  22. Ahmed Saad Soliman & Ahmed A. Sultan & Mohamed A. Sultan, 2022. "Effect of Mushy Zone Parameter on Phase Change Behavior of Different Configurations Storage Unit: Numerical Simulation and Experimental Validation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-18, November.
  23. Huang, Xinyu & Li, Fangfei & Li, Yuanji & Meng, Xiangzhao & Yang, Xiaohu & Sundén, Bengt, 2023. "Optimization of melting performance of a heat storage tank under rotation conditions: Based on taguchi design and response surface method," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 271(C).
  24. Xu, Huaqian & Zuo, Hongyang & Zeng, Kuo & Lu, Yongwen & Chi, Bowen & Flamant, Gilles & Yang, Haiping & Chen, Hanping, 2024. "Investigation of the modified Gaussian-based non-phase field method for numerical simulation of latent heat storage," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 288(C).
  25. Li, Beiyang & Xu, Huaqian & Lu, Yongwen & Zuo, Hongyang & Zeng, Kuo & Chi, Bowen & Chen, Xin & Yang, Haiping & Chen, Hanping, 2025. "Optimized field synergy analysis strategy for heat transfer mechanism in latent heat storage: Based on the front-tracking algorithm and the segmentation thinking," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 315(C).
  26. Jourabian, Mahmoud & Rabienataj Darzi, A. Ali & Akbari, Omid Ali & Toghraie, Davood, 2020. "The enthalpy-based lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) for simulation of NePCM melting in inclined elliptical annulus," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 548(C).
  27. Khan, Mohammed Mumtaz A. & Saidur, R. & Al-Sulaiman, Fahad A., 2017. "A review for phase change materials (PCMs) in solar absorption refrigeration systems," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 105-137.
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