Review on phase change materials (PCMs) for cold thermal energy storage applications

Applied Energy

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 513-533

  Oro E ^a   de Gracia, A ^a   Castell, A ^a   Farid, M M ^b   Cabeza, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cold storage; Heat transfer; Latent heat; Phase change materials (PCMs); Review; Thermal energy storage (TES)

Indexed keywords

COLD STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; ICE; LATENT HEAT; REVIEWS; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRUCKS;

COLD STORES; COLD THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; DEMAND AND SUPPLY; FOOD QUALITY; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HIGH POTENTIAL; ICE STORAGE; LONG TERM STABILITY; LOW TEMPERATURES; PHASE SEGREGATIONS; SOLID-LIQUID PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SUBCOOLINGS; TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE MATERIALS; THERMAL APPLICATIONS;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

COOLING; CORROSION; ENCAPSULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; LITERATURE REVIEW; LOW TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84864820846     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.03.058     Document Type: Review

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