Review on sustainable thermal energy storage technologies, Part I: heat storage materials and techniques

Hasnain, S.M.

doi:10.1016/s0196-8904(98)00025-9

Cited by 1,077 publications

(445 citation statements)

References 26 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

425

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Such a phase change cycle stabilizes the indoor building temperature and decreases the heating and cooling loads. Various paraffins are typically examples of PCMs, but a low thermal conductivity ) and a large volume change during phase transition (Hasnain 1998) limit their building application. An overview of the main PCMs has been given by Demirbas (2006), whereas other reviews on PCMs may be found in works by Baetens et al (2010b), , Hasnain (1998) and .…”

Section: Phase Change Materials (Pcm)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Various paraffins are typically examples of PCMs, but a low thermal conductivity ) and a large volume change during phase transition (Hasnain 1998) limit their building application. An overview of the main PCMs has been given by Demirbas (2006), whereas other reviews on PCMs may be found in works by Baetens et al (2010b), , Hasnain (1998) and . A suitable phase change temperature range, depending on climatic conditions and desired comfort temperatures, as well as an ability to absorb and release large amounts of heat, are important properties for the selection of a specific PCM for building applications.…”

Section: Phase Change Materials (Pcm)mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Traditional, state-of-the-art and future thermal building insulation materials and solutions – Properties, requirements and possibilities

Jelle

2011

Energy and Buildings

965

511

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The advantages and disadvantages of the thermal building insulation materials and solutions have been treated. Both traditional, state-of-the-art and possible materials and solutions beyond these have been investigated. Examples of these may be mineral wool, expanded polystyrene, extruded polystyrene, polyurethane, vacuum insulation panels, gas insulation panels, aerogels, and future possibilities like vacuum insulation materials, nano insulation materials and dynamic insulation materials. Various properties, requirements and possibilities have been compared and studied. Among these are thermal conductivity, perforation vulnerability, building site adaptability and cuttability, mechanical strength, fire protection, fume emission during fire, robustness, climate ageing durability, resistance towards freezing/thawing cycles, water resistance, costs and environmental impact.Currently, there exist no single insulation material or solution capable of fulfilling all the requirements with respect to the most crucial properties. That is, for the buildings of today and the near future, several insulation materials and solutions are used and will have to be used depending on the exact circumstances and specifications. As of today, new materials and solutions like e.g. vacuum insulation panels are emerging, but only slowly introduced in the building sector partly due to their short track record. Therefore it will be of major importance to know the limitations and possibilities of all the insulation materials and solutions, i.e. their advantages and disadvantages. In this respect new conceptual thermal building insulation materials are also discussed.

show abstract

Section: Phase Change Materials (Pcm)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Phase Change Materials (Pcm)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Traditional, state-of-the-art and future thermal building insulation materials and solutions – Properties, requirements and possibilities

Jelle

2011

Energy and Buildings

965

511

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Various paraffins are typically examples of PCMs, but a low thermal conductivity (Farid et al 2004) and a large volume change during phase transition (Hasnain 1998) limit their building application. An overview of the main PCMs has been given by Demirbas (2006), whereas other reviews on PCMs may be found in works by Baetens et al (2010c), Farid et al (2004, Hasnain (1998) and Khudhair and Farid (2004), where corresponding melting enthalpies and melting temperatures are depicted for various groups of PCMs by Dieckmann (2006).…”

Section: Phase Change Materials Window Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An overview of the main PCMs has been given by Demirbas (2006), whereas other reviews on PCMs may be found in works by Baetens et al (2010c), Farid et al (2004, Hasnain (1998) and Khudhair and Farid (2004), where corresponding melting enthalpies and melting temperatures are depicted for various groups of PCMs by Dieckmann (2006). Ismail and Henriquez (2001) have numerically and experimentally studied thermally effective windows with moving PCM curtains, which included spectrometric measurements in the solar radiation wavelength region.…”

Section: Phase Change Materials Window Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fenestration of today and tomorrow: A state-of-the-art review and future research opportunities

Jelle

Hynd

Gustavsen

et al. 2012

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

466

216

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Fenestration of today is continuously being developed into the fenestration of tomorrow, hence offering a steadily increase of daylight and solar energy utilization and control, and at the same time providing a necessary climate screen with a satisfactory thermal comfort. Within this work a state-of-the-art market review of the best performing fenestration products has been carried out, along with an overview of possible future research opportunities for the fenestration industry. The focus of the market review was low thermal transmittance (Uvalue). The lowest centre-of-glass U g -values found was 0.28 W/(m 2 K) and 0.30 W/(m 2 K), which was from a suspended coating glazing product and an aerogel glazing product, respectively. However, the majority of high performance products found were triple glazed. The lowest frame U-value was 0.61 W/(m 2 K). Vacuum glazing, smart windows, solar cell glazing, window frames, self-cleaning glazing, low-emissivity coatings and spacers were also reviewed, thus also representing possibilities for controlling and harvesting the solar radiation energy. Currently, vacuum glazing, new spacer materials and solutions, electrochromic windows and aerogel glazing seem to have the largest potential for improving the thermal performance and daylight and solar properties in fenestration products. Aerogel glazing has the lowest potential U-values, ~ 0.1 W/(m 2 K), but requires further work to improve the visible transmittance. Electrochromic vaccum glazing and evacuated aerogel glazing are two vacuum related solutions which have a large potential. There may also be opportunities for completely new material innovations which could revolutionize the fenestration industry.

show abstract

“…Moreover the process of phase change is almost isothermal for pure substances, and occurs over a finite range of temperature for composite materials, which is often an advantage compared to SHS systems. Solid-liquid transition proved to be the most economically attractive solution for LHS [12,13,15], due to the capability to store a relatively large amount of thermal energy within a narrow temperature range, without a large volume change [14]. However, the research and development conducted in the past showed also disadvantages concerning the low thermal conductivities typical of many PCMs, resulting in low rates of the charging and discharging processes [16].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modelling and simulation of phase change material latent heat storages applied to a solar-powered Organic Rankine Cycle

2016

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Solar energy is one of the most promising renewable energy sources, but is intermittent by its nature. The study of efficient thermal heat storage technologies is of fundamental importance for the development of solar power systems. This work focuses on a robust mathematical model of a Latent Heat Storage (LHS) system constituted by a storage tank containing Phase Change Material spheres. The model, developed in EES environment, provides the time-dependent temperature profiles for the PCM and the heat transfer fluid flowing in the storage tank, and the energy and exergy stored as well. A case study on the application of the LHS technology is also presented. The operation of a solar power plant associated with a latent heat thermal storage and an ORC unit is simulated under dynamic (time-varying) solar radiation conditions with the software TRNSYS. The performance of the proposed plant is simulated over a one week period, and the results show that the system is able to provide power in 78.5% of the time, with weekly averaged efficiencies of 13.4% for the ORC unit, and of 3.9% for the whole plant (from solar radiation to net power delivered by the ORC expander).

show abstract

Review on sustainable thermal energy storage technologies, Part I: heat storage materials and techniques

Cited by 1,077 publications

References 26 publications

Traditional, state-of-the-art and future thermal building insulation materials and solutions – Properties, requirements and possibilities

Traditional, state-of-the-art and future thermal building insulation materials and solutions – Properties, requirements and possibilities

Fenestration of today and tomorrow: A state-of-the-art review and future research opportunities

Modelling and simulation of phase change material latent heat storages applied to a solar-powered Organic Rankine Cycle

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About