Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2023, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (2): 431-458.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2022.0605

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Research progress of heat storage and heat transfer enhancement based on phase change materials

Yucheng DAI1(), Zengpeng WANG2, Kaibao LIU1, Jiateng ZHAO1(), Changhui LIU1()   

  1. 1.School of Low Carbon Energy and Power Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China
    2.School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China
  • Received:2022-10-19 Revised:2022-11-26 Online:2023-02-05 Published:2023-02-24
  • Contact: Jiateng ZHAO, Changhui LIU E-mail:TS21130008A31@cumt.edu.cn;zhaojiateng@cumt.edu.cn;liuch915@cumt.edu.cn

Abstract:

Phase change thermal energy storage is one of the energy storage technologies with a wide range of applications due to its advantages of high heat storage density and stable phase transition temperature, but the low coefficient of thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCM) has hampered the further development of this technology. It is an efficient method of increasing the thermal conductivity of PCM as well as the heat transfer rate of the thermal storage device. There have been a large number of review articles published on the research progress of thermal conductivity enhancement of PCM, but there have been fewer summaries for heat transfer enhancement of the heat storage device. This paper reviews the research progress of heat storage devices and their heat transfer enhancement over the last decade. To meet various application needs, different types of phase change heat storage devices emerges. Based on its working mode and structure, it is classified into four types: shell and tube type, filled bed type, plate type, and heat pipe type. The working principle, advantages and disadvantages of the four types of heat storage devices, and the progress of heat transfer enhancement research are systematically summarized, majorly comparing the heat transfer rate and charge/discharge performance of conventional heat storage devices and those after structural optimization. The results show that improving the internal structure of the heat storage and expanding the external structure can effectively increase the heat storage capacity and charge/discharge rate, which improves system capacity. The finding demonstrate that future research should focus on clarifying the multi-phase coupling heat transfer mechanism inside the heat storage device, improving the heat storage device's adaptability to dynamic working conditions, and broadening the application range.

Key words: phase change thermal energy storage, thermal energy storage device, structure optimization, heat transfer enhancement

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