Palanichamy Sundaram, Anbalagan Sathishkumar, Jie Liu, Rajendran Prabakaran, Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar, Pandian Pragathi, Sung Chul Kim
In building cooling, the demand for cooling surges during specific times, stressing air-conditioner operation, and additional cooling is often wasted during low-demand periods. Water-phase change material (W-PCM)-based thermal energy storage (TES) allows for load shifting and effective management of peak demand by storing cooling energy when the demand is low. This stored energy can be deployed during peak hours, decreasing energy usage and associated CO2 emissions. However, the use of W-PCMs was hindered by phase separation, slow energy transfer, and high supercooling degree (SCD)...
April 12, 2024: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International