Abstract: Thermal energy storage (TES) systems are a promising solution for reutilizing industrial waste heat (IWH) for distributed thermal users. These systems have tremendous potential to increase energy efficiency and decrease ...

Abstract: Phase change heat storage offers a practical solution to address the instability and intermittency of solar energy. However, the thermal conductivity of heat storage medium (phase change material) is low, which hinders its ...

Abstract: Open-cell metal foams exhibit distinctive advantages in fluid control and heat transfer enhancement in thermal and chemical engineering. The thermofluidic transport characteristics at pore scale such as topological ...