Advances in the Study of Phase Change Materials and Ne-PCMs for the Storage of Energy Applications

Abstract

Phase change materials with nanoparticles that are used to store passive latent heat are proving of utmost importance to the present technology, because of their usage in wide applications right from domestic applications to space technologies. It is attracting the focus of all researchers because energy saving that to renewable energy saving such as solar energy is the biggest demand of the twenty-second century. As fossil fuel storage is getting depleted and is harming the environment, energy demand is increasing, and focusing on renewable energy storage becomes an important task in every application. The present paper focuses on various applications and recent trends of the phase change material. Later the properties of Phase Change materials are being studied. Though the PCMs are proving to be the best option as compared to other energy-saving options such as using solar concentrators, or using fins, solely using pure PCMs is not giving satisfactory results. Hence to improve the thermal properties of PCMs research is being done on the characterization of PCM through the addition of nanoparticles. This article aims at the various combinations and options of PCM and nanoparticles for different applications which give the best result.