Thermal Energy Storage Using Nano Phase Changing Material for Solar Energy Systems
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 2455
Special Issue Editors
Interests: renewable energy; solar thermal conversion; thermal energy storage; characterization of phase change materials
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Dear Colleagues,
A solar energy system works by harnessing the sun’s energy and converting it into useful heat or electricity. It is recognized as a form of green energy since it can be a potential substitute for conventional fossil fuel-based energy, which in turn is capable of protecting the environment from adverse CO2 emissions. Solar energy systems include solar water heaters, solar photovoltaics, solar desalination units, solar driers, solar thermal power plants, solar cookers, and so on. The major concern with solar energy is that its availability is inconsistent since it is virtuously dependent on the local weather and other related factors. Hence, it would become necessary to ensure the functionality of the solar energy systems in spite of their availability issues.
Consistent research over the period revealed that the use of thermal energy storage materials would bridge this gap effectively. In this view, broadly, sensible and latent heat storage materials have been extensively researched in the past, and in most cases, latent heat-based phase changing materials have been recognized to be the optimum materials for solar energy applications. However, the feasible integration of such phase-changing materials is still under investigation due to their inherent poor thermal characteristics.
The recent literature has laid a path for improving the properties of phase-changing materials using nano-sized particles with good thermal properties, and such nano-improved phase-changing materials are called 'Nano Phase Changing Materials (Nano PCM)’. The purpose of this special issue is to explore the opportunities in filling the gaps in the synthesis and application of Nano PCMs for different solar energy systems.
The original research and review articles that are intended to address the thermal energy storage issues of solar energy systems using Nano PCM are highly welcomed. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Synthesis and characterization of Nano PCM for solar energy applications.
- Thermal and stability analysis of the nano phase change materials.
- Performance improvement of solar thermal systems using Nano PCM.
- Numerical studies on solar energy systems using Nano PCM.
- Optimization of solar energy systems using Nano PCM.
- Thermal management of solar PV systems using Nano PCM.
- Performance improvement of solar PV/T systems using Nano PCM.
- Energy, Exergy, Environmental and Economic analysis of solar energy systems using Nano PCM.
Dr. P. Manoj Kumar
Prof. Dr. S. Ramesh Babu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- solar energy
- solar thermal systems
- renewable energy
- solar PV systems
- phase change materials (PCM)
- nano phase change materials (nano PCM)
- characterization of nano PCM
- thermal management
- energy analysis
- exergy analysis
- economic analysis
- numerical simulation
- optimization
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