Inorganic Salt Hydrate for Thermal Energy Storage

Using phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage has always been a hot topic within the research community due to their excellent performance on energy conservation such as energy efficiency in buildings, solar domestic hot water systems, textile industry, biomedical and food agroindus...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2017-12, Vol.7 (12), p.1317
Main Authors: Xie, Ning, Huang, Zhaowen, Luo, Zigeng, Gao, Xuenong, Fang, Yutang, Zhang, Zhengguo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
application
Biomedical materials
Energy conservation
Energy efficiency
Energy storage
Food industry
Heat
Hot water heating
Hydrates
inorganic salt hydrates
Inorganic salts
Nanomaterials
Nanoparticles
Phase change materials
Phase transitions
Physical properties
Porous materials
Residential energy
Salt
Salts
Solar energy
Solidification
Solids
Textile industry
Thermal conductivity
Thermal energy
thermal energy storage
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Using phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage has always been a hot topic within the research community due to their excellent performance on energy conservation such as energy efficiency in buildings, solar domestic hot water systems, textile industry, biomedical and food agroindustry. Several literatures have reported phase change materials concerning various aspects. Among these materials, salt hydrates are worthy of exploring due to their high-energy storage density, rational price, multiple sources and relatively good thermal conductivity. This paper reviews the present state of salt hydrates PCMs targeting classification, properties, defects, possible solutions as well as their idiographic features which are suitable for applications. In addition, new trends of future research are also indicated.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app7121317