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Dr. Mohamed Hamdi
Email: hmdimohamed@gmail.com
Affiliation: Laboratory for the Study of Thermal & Energy Systems, National Engineering School of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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Research Interests: nanofluid simulation and modeling, solar thermal collector performance, thermal energy storage systems, PCMs, computational fluid dynamics in energy applications
Summary
Thermal Energy Storage (TES) is a pivotal technology for bridging the gap between energy supply and demand, crucial for maximizing the use of renewable sources like solar power and for improving industrial energy efficiency. However, the widespread adoption of TES is often constrained by the performance limitations of conventional materials, particularly in terms of energy storage density and heat transfer rates. To overcome these challenges, the field is rapidly advancing through the development of innovative enhancement techniques. This special issue aims to highlight two of the most transformative approaches: Nanofluids and Phase Change Materials (PCMs). It will serve as a platform for presenting cutting-edge research on using nanofluids as superior heat transfer fluids to drastically improve charging/discharging speeds, and on utilizing PCMs for their high-capacity, isothermal latent heat storage. The scope also welcomes studies on their synergistic combination in hybrid systems, such as nano-enhanced PCMs (NePCMs).
We invite contributions on, but not limited to, the following themes:
1. Development and characterization of novel nanofluids and PCMs for TES.
2. Experimental and numerical studies of heat transfer in nanofluid and PCM-based systems.
3. Hybrid systems integrating nanofluids with PCMs.
4. Applications in solar thermal systems, waste heat recovery, building climate control, and electronic thermal management.
5. Lifecycle, economic, and scalability analyses of these advanced TES technologies.
Keywords
phase change materials (PCMs); thermal energy storage (TES); nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs); thermal management (of electronics/batteries); bio-based PCMs; solar thermal systems; experimental characterization; computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
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