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12.5 Conclusions
Experimental results reveal that addition of amorphous carbon nanoparticles can
effectively improve the charging rate of PCMs. Furthermore, temperature distribution
measurements show that optical heating of PCM in presence of nanoparticles could
achieve more distributed energy absorption and hence proving to be an efficient and
reliable method for charging PCMs. Volumetric heating gives more effective results
as compared to conventional thermal charging under similar operating conditions.
As a part of the future work, we intent to develop a comprehensive theoretical model
simulating the optical charging process.
Acknowledgements The authors gratefully acknowledge the support provided by Mechanical
Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India.
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Alomair MA, Alomair YA, Abdullah HA, Mahmud S, Tasnim S (2017) Nanoparticle enhanced
phase change material in latent heat thermal energy storage system: an experimental study
Chen L, Zou R, Xia W, Liu Z, Shang Y, Zhu J, Wang Y, Lin J, Xia D, Cao A (2012) Electro- and
photodriven phase change composites based on wax-infiltrated carbon nanotube sponges. ACS
Nano 6(12):10884–10892
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carbon nanofillers on the thermal conductivity and energy storage properties of paraffin-based
nanocomposite phase change materials. Appl Energy 110:163–172
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phase change material inside porous medium. Int J Therm Sci 91:49–58
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phase change materials with ultrathin-graphite foams for thermal energy storage. Energy Environ
Sci 7(3):1185–1192
Karunamurthy K, Murugumohankumar K, Suresh S (2012) Use of CuO nano-material for the
improvement of thermal conductivity and performance of low temperature energy storage system
of solar pond. Dig J Nanomater Biostruct 7(4):1833–1841
Khot SA, Sane NK, Gawali BS (2012) Thermal energy storage using PCM for solar domestic hot
water systems: a review. J Inst Eng (India): Ser C 93(2):171–176
Lin SC, Al-Kayiem HH (2012) Thermophysical properties of nanoparticles-phase change material
compositions for thermal energy storage. In: Applied mechanics and materials, vol 232. Trans
Tech Publications, pp 127–131
Paksoy HÖ (ed) (2007) Thermal energy storage for sustainable energy consumption: fundamentals,
case studies and design, vol 234. Springer
Pise AT, Waghmare AV, Talandage VG (2013) Heat transfer enhancement by using nanomaterial in
phase change material for latent heat thermal energy storage system. Asian J Eng Appl Technol
2(2):52–57
245
12.5 Conclusions
Experimental results reveal that addition of amorphous carbon nanoparticles can
effectively improve the charging rate of PCMs. Furthermore, temperature distribution
measurements show that optical heating of PCM in presence of nanoparticles could
achieve more distributed energy absorption and hence proving to be an efficient and
reliable method for charging PCMs. Volumetric heating gives more effective results
as compared to conventional thermal charging under similar operating conditions.
As a part of the future work, we intent to develop a comprehensive theoretical model
simulating the optical charging process.
Acknowledgements The authors gratefully acknowledge the support provided by Mechanical
Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India.
References
Alomair MA, Alomair YA, Abdullah HA, Mahmud S, Tasnim S (2017) Nanoparticle enhanced
phase change material in latent heat thermal energy storage system: an experimental study
Chen L, Zou R, Xia W, Liu Z, Shang Y, Zhu J, Wang Y, Lin J, Xia D, Cao A (2012) Electro- and
photodriven phase change composites based on wax-infiltrated carbon nanotube sponges. ACS
Nano 6(12):10884–10892
Dincer I, Rosen MA (2002) Thermal energy storage: systems and applications. Wiley, New York
Fan LW, Fang X, Wang X, Zeng Y, Xiao YQ, Yu ZT, Xu X, Hu YC, Cen KF (2013) Effects of various
carbon nanofillers on the thermal conductivity and energy storage properties of paraffin-based
nanocomposite phase change materials. Appl Energy 110:163–172
Harikrishnan S, Deepak K, Kalaiselvam S (2014) Thermal energy storage behavior of composite using hybrid nanomaterials as PCM for solar heating systems. J Therm Anal Calorim
115(2):1563–1571
Hossain R, Mahmud S, Dutta A, Pop I (2015) Energy storage system based on nanoparticle-enhanced
phase change material inside porous medium. Int J Therm Sci 91:49–58
Ji H, Sellan DP, Pettes MT, Kong X, Ji J, Shi L, Ruoff RS (2014) Enhanced thermal conductivity of
phase change materials with ultrathin-graphite foams for thermal energy storage. Energy Environ
Sci 7(3):1185–1192
Karunamurthy K, Murugumohankumar K, Suresh S (2012) Use of CuO nano-material for the
improvement of thermal conductivity and performance of low temperature energy storage system
of solar pond. Dig J Nanomater Biostruct 7(4):1833–1841
Khot SA, Sane NK, Gawali BS (2012) Thermal energy storage using PCM for solar domestic hot
water systems: a review. J Inst Eng (India): Ser C 93(2):171–176
Lin SC, Al-Kayiem HH (2012) Thermophysical properties of nanoparticles-phase change material
compositions for thermal energy storage. In: Applied mechanics and materials, vol 232. Trans
Tech Publications, pp 127–131
Paksoy HÖ (ed) (2007) Thermal energy storage for sustainable energy consumption: fundamentals,
case studies and design, vol 234. Springer
Pise AT, Waghmare AV, Talandage VG (2013) Heat transfer enhancement by using nanomaterial in
phase change material for latent heat thermal energy storage system. Asian J Eng Appl Technol
2(2):52–57