Solidification enhancement of phase change materials using nanoparticles and metal foams with nonuniform porosity
Jie Lei, Changchuan Yang, Xuhui Huang, Zhihao Li, Ying Zhang
Topics & Concepts
PorosityMaterials sciencePhase-change materialLatent heatExergyThermal conductivityMetal foamExergy efficiencyComposite materialVolume fractionPorous mediumThermal energy storageNanoparticleVolume (thermodynamics)Chemical engineeringThermalThermodynamicsNanotechnologyPhysicsEngineeringPhase Change Materials ResearchAdsorption and Cooling SystemsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems