Yongcun Zhou, Siqi Wu, Yu Ma, Hang Zhang, Xiaoliang Zeng, Feixiang Wu, Feng Liu, Jong E. Ryu and Zhanhu Guo
1School of Material Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
2Yangtze River Delta Research Institute of NPU, Taicang 215400, China
3Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
4University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
5Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Electronic Materials, Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
6School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
7Analytical & Testing Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, China
8Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
9Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL), Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
Phase change materials (PCMs) store and release energy in the phase change processes. In recent years, PCMs have gained increasing attention due to their excellent properties such as high latent heat storage capacity, appropriate solid-liquid phase change temperature, thermal reliability, and low cost. Herein, classification, characteristics, and evaluation criteria of organic/composite PCMs are systematically illustrated, and some typical preparation methods are introduced, such as in-situ polymerization, interfacial polymerization, spray drying method, porous materials adsorption method, sol-gel method, melt-impregnated and mixing method, electrospinning method, vacuum infiltration and ultrasonic method are introduced. In addition, this review presents some applications of PCMs in the utilization of solar energy, building materials, air conditioning, industrial waste heat recovery, and military camouflage and stealth. Finally, the development tendency of PCMs is discussed.
Received: 18 Jul 2020
Revised: 23 Aug 2020
Accepted: 25 Aug 2020
Published online: 28 Aug 2020
Article type:
Review Paper
DOI:
10.30919/esee8c150
Volume:
9
Page:
28-40
Citation:
ES Energy & Environment, 2020, 9, 28-40
Permissions:
Copyright
Number of downloads:
3555
Citation Information:
25
Description:
Phase change materials are reviewed, including preparation methods, applications and development ten....
Phase change materials are reviewed, including preparation methods, applications and development tendency.
This article is cited by 25 publications.
This article is cited by 25 publications.
Copyright © 2023 Engineered Science Publisher, All Rights Reserved