Evaluating the potential of phase-change induced volumetric expansion in thermal energy storage media for passive solar tracking in high-temperature solar energy systems
Barbara Mendecka, Giovanni Di Ilio, Vesselin K. Krastev, Gino Bella
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Thermal energy storagePhase changePhase-change materialSolar energyMaterials sciencePassive solar building designTracking (education)Energy storageThermalEnergy (signal processing)Environmental scienceNuclear engineeringEngineering physicsThermodynamicsEngineeringElectrical engineeringPhysicsPedagogyPsychologyPower (physics)Quantum mechanicsPhase Change Materials ResearchSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsAdsorption and Cooling Systems