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Solidification Enhancement in a Triple-Tube Latent Heat Energy Storage System Using Twisted Fins (2021)
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Sun, X., Mahdi, J. M., Mohammed, H. I., Majdi, H. S., Zixiong, W., & Talebizadehsardari, P. (2021). Solidification Enhancement in a Triple-Tube Latent Heat Energy Storage System Using Twisted Fins. Energies, 14(21), Article 7179. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14217179

This work evaluates the influence of combining twisted fins in a triple-tube heat exchanger utilised for latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) in three-dimensional numerical simulation and comparing the outcome with the cases of the straight fin... Read More about Solidification Enhancement in a Triple-Tube Latent Heat Energy Storage System Using Twisted Fins.

Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Triple Tube Latent Heat Storage System Using Circular Fins with Inline and Staggered Arrangements (2021)
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Sun, X., Mohammed, H. I., Tiji, M. E., Mahdi, J. M., Majdi, H. S., Wang, Z., Talebizadehsardari, P., & Yaïci, W. (2021). Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Triple Tube Latent Heat Storage System Using Circular Fins with Inline and Staggered Arrangements. Nanomaterials, 11(10), Article 2647. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11102647

Inherent fluctuations in the availability of energy from renewables, particularly solar, remain a substantial impediment to their widespread deployment worldwide. Employing phase-change materials (PCMs) as media, saving energy for later consumption,... Read More about Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Triple Tube Latent Heat Storage System Using Circular Fins with Inline and Staggered Arrangements.

Simultaneous and consecutive charging and discharging of a PCM-based domestic air heater with metal foam (2021)
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Mahdi, J. M., Mohammed, H. I., Talebizadehsardari, P., Ghalambaz, M., Sh. Majdi, H., khan, A., Yaïci, W., & Giddings, D. (2021). Simultaneous and consecutive charging and discharging of a PCM-based domestic air heater with metal foam. Applied Thermal Engineering, 197, Article 117408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117408

Numerical investigations of the melting/solidification in a metal foam saturated with phase change material (PCM) were performed for simultaneous and consecutive operational modes. The composite is embedded in a rectangular compound cooled by passing... Read More about Simultaneous and consecutive charging and discharging of a PCM-based domestic air heater with metal foam.

Evaluation of Multiple Semi-Twisted Tape Inserts in a Heat Exchanger Pipe Using Al2O3 Nanofluid (2021)
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Ju, Y., Zhu, T., Mashayekhi, R., Mohammed, H. I., Khan, A., Talebizadehsardari, P., & Yaïci, W. (2021). Evaluation of Multiple Semi-Twisted Tape Inserts in a Heat Exchanger Pipe Using Al2O3 Nanofluid. Nanomaterials, 11(6), Article 1570. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11061570

The hydrothermal performance of multiple semi-twisted tape inserts inside a heat ex-changer pipe is numerically examined in three-dimensions. This study aims to find the optimum case for having the highest heat transfer enhancement with the lowest fr... Read More about Evaluation of Multiple Semi-Twisted Tape Inserts in a Heat Exchanger Pipe Using Al2O3 Nanofluid.

Thermal process enhancement of HNCPCM filled heat sink: Effect of hybrid nanoparticles ratio and shape (2021)
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Arshad, A., Jabbal, M., Faraji, H., Bashir, M. A., Talebizadehsardari, P., & Yan, Y. (2021). Thermal process enhancement of HNCPCM filled heat sink: Effect of hybrid nanoparticles ratio and shape. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 125, Article 105323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2021.105323

The present study based on the numerical investigation of a hybrid nanocomposite phase change material (HNCPCM) filled heat sink for passive cooling of electronic devices. The combination of graphene oxide (GO) and silver (Ag) hybrid nanoparticles ar... Read More about Thermal process enhancement of HNCPCM filled heat sink: Effect of hybrid nanoparticles ratio and shape.

Numerical study of nanocomposite phase change material-based heat sink for the passive cooling of electronic components (2021)
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Arshad, A., Jabbal, M., Faraji, H., Bashir, M. A., Talebizadehsardari, P., & Yan, Y. (2024). Numerical study of nanocomposite phase change material-based heat sink for the passive cooling of electronic components. Heat and Mass Transfer, 60, 1869--1883. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-021-03065-2

The current two-dimensional (2D) numerical study presents the melting phenomenon and heat transfer performance of the nanocomposite phase change material (NCPCM) based heat sink. Metallic nanoparticles (copper: Cu) of different volume fractions of 0.... Read More about Numerical study of nanocomposite phase change material-based heat sink for the passive cooling of electronic components.

Melting phase change heat transfer in a quasi-petal tube thermal energy storage unit (2021)
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Mehryan, S. A. M., Raahemifar, K., Ramezani, S. R., Hajjar, A., Younis, O., Talebizadeh Sardari, P., & Ghalambaz, M. (2021). Melting phase change heat transfer in a quasi-petal tube thermal energy storage unit. PLoS ONE, 16(3), Article e0246972. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246972

In the present study, the thermal energy storage of a hot petal tube inside a shell-tube type Thermal Energy Storage (TES) unit was addressed. The shell is filled with the capric acid Phase Change Material (PCM) and absorbs the heat from a hot U-tube... Read More about Melting phase change heat transfer in a quasi-petal tube thermal energy storage unit.

Localized heating element distribution in composite metal foam-phase change material: Fourier's law and creeping flow effects (2021)
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Talebizadeh Sardari, P., Mohammed, H. I., Mahdi, J. M., Ghalambaz, M., Gillott, M., Walker, G. S., Grant, D., & Giddings, D. (2021). Localized heating element distribution in composite metal foam-phase change material: Fourier's law and creeping flow effects. International Journal of Energy Research, 45(9), 13380-13396. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.6665

A numerical parametric study is presented of a domestic thermal storage heat exchanger to explore the effect of highly localized positive temperature coefficient cylindrical heating elements in a phase change material (PCM) with conductive enhancemen... Read More about Localized heating element distribution in composite metal foam-phase change material: Fourier's law and creeping flow effects.

Latent Heat Thermal Storage of Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material Filled by Copper Foam with Linear Porosity Variation in Vertical Direction (2021)
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Ghalambaz, M., Shahabadi, M., Mehryan, S. A. M., Sheremet, M., Younis, O., Talebizadehsardari, P., & Yaici, W. (2021). Latent Heat Thermal Storage of Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material Filled by Copper Foam with Linear Porosity Variation in Vertical Direction. Energies, 14(5), Article 1508. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14051508

The melting flow and heat transfer of copper-oxide coconut oil in thermal energy storage filled with a nonlinear copper metal foam are addressed. The porosity of the copper foam changes linearly from bottom to top. The phase change material (PCM) is... Read More about Latent Heat Thermal Storage of Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material Filled by Copper Foam with Linear Porosity Variation in Vertical Direction.

Intensifying the Charging Response of a Phase-Change Material with Twisted Fin Arrays in a Shell-And-Tube Storage System (2021)
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Ghalambaz, M., Mohammed, H. I., Mahdi, J. M., Eisapour, A. H., Younis, O., Ghosh, A., Talebizadehsardari, P., & Yaïci, W. (2021). Intensifying the Charging Response of a Phase-Change Material with Twisted Fin Arrays in a Shell-And-Tube Storage System. Energies, 14(6), Article 1619. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14061619

A twisted-fin array as an innovative structure for intensifying the charging response of a phase-change material (PCM) within a shell-and-tube storage system is introduced in this work. A three-dimensional model describing the thermal management with... Read More about Intensifying the Charging Response of a Phase-Change Material with Twisted Fin Arrays in a Shell-And-Tube Storage System.

The Thermal Charging Performance of Finned Conical Thermal Storage System Filled with Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material (2021)
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Ghalambaz, M., Shirivand, H., Ayoubloo, K. A., Mehryan, S. A., Younis, O., Talebizadehsardari, P., & Yaïci, W. (2021). The Thermal Charging Performance of Finned Conical Thermal Storage System Filled with Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material. Molecules, 26(6), Article 1605. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061605

A latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) unit can store a notable amount of heat in a compact volume. However, the charging time could be tediously long due to weak heat transfer. Thus, an improvement of heat transfer and a reduction in charging... Read More about The Thermal Charging Performance of Finned Conical Thermal Storage System Filled with Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material.

Simulation of a fast-charging porous thermal energy storage system saturated with a nano-enhanced phase change material (2021)
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Ghalambaz, M., Mehryan, S. A., Shirivand, H., Shalbafi, F., Younis, O., Inthavong, K., Ahmadi, G., & Talebizadehsardari, P. (2021). Simulation of a fast-charging porous thermal energy storage system saturated with a nano-enhanced phase change material. Energies, 14(6), Article 1575. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14061575

The melting of a coconut oil–CuO phase change material (PCM) embedded in an engineered nonuniform copper foam was theoretically analyzed to reduce the charging time of a thermal energy storage unit. A nonuniform metal foam could improve the effective... Read More about Simulation of a fast-charging porous thermal energy storage system saturated with a nano-enhanced phase change material.

Effect of Twisted Fin Array in a Triple-Tube Latent Heat Storage System during the Charging Mode (2021)
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Ghalambaz, M., Mahdi, J. M., Shafaghat, A., Eisapour, A. H., Younis, O., Talebizadeh Sardari, P., & Yaïci, W. (2021). Effect of Twisted Fin Array in a Triple-Tube Latent Heat Storage System during the Charging Mode. Sustainability, 13(5), Article 2685. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052685

This study aims to assess the effect of adding twisted fins in a triple-tube heat exchanger used for latent heat storage compared with using straight fins and no fins. In the proposed heat exchanger, phase change material (PCM) is placed between the... Read More about Effect of Twisted Fin Array in a Triple-Tube Latent Heat Storage System during the Charging Mode.

Optimum Placement of Heating Tubes in a Multi-Tube Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage (2021)
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Ghalambaz, M., Mohammed, H. I., Naghizadeh, A., Islam, M. S., Younis, O., Mahdi, J. M., Chatroudi, I. S., & Talebizadehsardari, P. (2021). Optimum Placement of Heating Tubes in a Multi-Tube Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage. Materials, 14(5), Article 1232. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14051232

Utilizing phase change materials in thermal energy storage systems is commonly considered as an alternative solution for the effective use of energy. This study presents numerical simulations of the charging process for a multitube latent heat therma... Read More about Optimum Placement of Heating Tubes in a Multi-Tube Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage.

Thermal Charging Optimization of a Wavy-Shaped Nano-Enhanced Thermal Storage Unit (2021)
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Ghalambaz, M., Mehryan, S. A., Hajjar, A., Al Shdaifat, M. Y., Younis, O., Talebizadehsardari, P., & Yaïci, W. (2021). Thermal Charging Optimization of a Wavy-Shaped Nano-Enhanced Thermal Storage Unit. Molecules, 26(5), Article 1496. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26051496

A wavy shape was used to enhance the thermal heat transfer in a shell-tube latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) unit. The thermal storage unit was filled with CuO–coconut oil nano-enhanced phase change material (NePCM). The enthalpy-porosity ap... Read More about Thermal Charging Optimization of a Wavy-Shaped Nano-Enhanced Thermal Storage Unit.

Effect of the Quasi-Petal Heat Transfer Tube on the Melting Process of the Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Substance in a Thermal Energy Storage Unit (2021)
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Ghalambaz, M., Mehryan, S. A. M., Feeoj, R. K., Hajjar, A., Younis, O., Talebizadehsardari, P., & Yaïci, W. (2021). Effect of the Quasi-Petal Heat Transfer Tube on the Melting Process of the Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Substance in a Thermal Energy Storage Unit. Sustainability, 13(5), Article 2871. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052871

The melting heat transfer of nano-enhanced phase change materials was addressed in a thermal energy storage unit. A heated U-shape tube was placed in a cylindrical shell. The cross-section of the tube is a petal-shape, which can have different amplit... Read More about Effect of the Quasi-Petal Heat Transfer Tube on the Melting Process of the Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Substance in a Thermal Energy Storage Unit.

Impact of Tube Bundle Placement on the Thermal Charging of a Latent Heat Storage Unit (2021)
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Ghalambaz, M., Eisapour, A. H., Mohammed, H. I., Islam, M. S., Younis, O., Sardari, P. T., & Yaïci, W. (2021). Impact of Tube Bundle Placement on the Thermal Charging of a Latent Heat Storage Unit. Energies, 14(5), Article 1289. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14051289

The melting process of a multi-tube’s thermal energy storage system in the existence of free convection effects is a non-linear and important problem. The placement of heated tubes could change the convective thermal circulation. In the present study... Read More about Impact of Tube Bundle Placement on the Thermal Charging of a Latent Heat Storage Unit.

Optimal design of a metal hydride hydrogen storage bed using a helical coil heat exchanger along with a central return tube during the absorption process (2021)
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Eisapour, A. H., Naghizadeh, A., Eisapour, M., & Talebizadehsardari, P. (2021). Optimal design of a metal hydride hydrogen storage bed using a helical coil heat exchanger along with a central return tube during the absorption process. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(27), 14478-14493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.01.170

Metal-hydride (MH) reactors are one of the most promising approaches for hydrogen storage because of their low operating pressure, high storage volumetric density and high security. However, the heat transfer performance of the MH reactor for high hy... Read More about Optimal design of a metal hydride hydrogen storage bed using a helical coil heat exchanger along with a central return tube during the absorption process.

Latent Heat Thermal Storage in Non-Uniform Metal Foam Filled with Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material (2021)
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Ghalambaz, M., Mehryan, S. A. M., Hajjar, A., Fteiti, M. A., Younis, O., Sardari, P. T., & Yaïci, W. (2021). Latent Heat Thermal Storage in Non-Uniform Metal Foam Filled with Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material. Sustainability, 13(4), Article 2401. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042401

The melting heat transfer of CuO—coconut oil embedded in a non-uniform copper metal foam—was addressed. Copper foam is placed in a channel-shaped Thermal Energy Storage (TES) unit heated from one side. The foam is non-uniform with a linear porosity g... Read More about Latent Heat Thermal Storage in Non-Uniform Metal Foam Filled with Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material.