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Containers for Thermal Energy Storage

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Phase change materials (PCMs) have significant number of applications. PCMs plays a vital role in managing the supply and demand of the energy. The present work deals with the review of containers used for the phase change materials for different applications, namely, thermal energy storage, electronic cooling, food and drug transportation and solar water and space heating. The material and geometry of container plays a crucial role in the thermal performance of the system. The rectangular containers are the most preferred containers followed by the cylindrical one due to the fast charging of the PCMs. The most important properties of containers are; it should be leak proof, accommodate volume change and should have high thermal conductivity to improve the heat exchange. For encapsulated PCMs, the thermal and structural stability is very important in addition to the above properties. Aluminum is widely used container material due to it’s high thermal conductivity, good corrosion resistance and lower weight.

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  • Thermal energy storage
  • Phase change materials
  • Latent heat
  • Encapsulated phase change materials

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  1. Department of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576 104, India

    Pramod B. Salunkhe

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Telangana State, Warangal, India

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Salunkhe, P.B., Devanuri, J.K. (2022). Containers for Thermal Energy Storage. In: Parameswaranpillai, J., V. Salim, N., Pulikkalparambil, H., Mavinkere Rangappa, S., Suchart Siengchin, I.h. (eds) Micro- and Nano-containers for Smart Applications. Composites Science and Technology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8146-2_13

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