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Cooling performance of an active-passive hybrid composite phase change material (HcPCM) finned heat sink: Constant operating mode (2023)
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Arshad, A., Iqrar, S. A., Costa Pereira, S. C., Shahzad, M. W., Nawaz, K., & Worek, W. (2023). Cooling performance of an active-passive hybrid composite phase change material (HcPCM) finned heat sink: Constant operating mode. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 207, Article 123973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.123973

The present study explores a hybrid thermal management technology based on air cooling and hybrid composite phase change material (HcPCM) filled finned heat sink for cooling performance of lower to medium heat flux dissipating electronic devices. Two... Read More about Cooling performance of an active-passive hybrid composite phase change material (HcPCM) finned heat sink: Constant operating mode.

Thermophysical properties of Nano-enhanced phase change materials for domestic heating applications (2021)
Journal Article
D'Oliveira, E. J., Pereira, S. C. C., Groulx, D., & Azimov, U. (2022). Thermophysical properties of Nano-enhanced phase change materials for domestic heating applications. Journal of Energy Storage, 46, Article 103794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.103794

A major problem worldwide is the increase in global energy consumption due to the drastic growth in population and requirements to meet human thermal comfort. The residential sector is one of the biggest energy consumers, and the most significant sha... Read More about Thermophysical properties of Nano-enhanced phase change materials for domestic heating applications.

A review of metallic materials for latent heat thermal energy storage: Thermophysical properties, applications, and challenges (2021)
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Costa, S. C., & Kenisarin, M. (2022). A review of metallic materials for latent heat thermal energy storage: Thermophysical properties, applications, and challenges. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 154, Article 111812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111812

Phase change materials provide desirable characteristics for latent heat thermal energy storage by keeping the high energy density and quasi isothermal working temperature. Along with this, the most promising phase change materials, including organic... Read More about A review of metallic materials for latent heat thermal energy storage: Thermophysical properties, applications, and challenges.

Black box modelling of a latent heat thermal energy storage system coupled with heat pipes (2021)
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Arteconi, A., Ferracuti, F., Tascioni, R., Mahkamov, K., Kenisarin, M., Costa, C., …Cioccolanti, L. (2021). Black box modelling of a latent heat thermal energy storage system coupled with heat pipes. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1139, Article 012010. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1139/1/012010

This paper presents black box models to represent a LHTESS (Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System) coupled with heat pipes, aimed at increasing the storage performance and at decreasing the time of charging/discharging. The presented storage syst... Read More about Black box modelling of a latent heat thermal energy storage system coupled with heat pipes.

Melting and solidification of PCMs inside a spherical capsule: A critical review (2019)
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Kenisarin, M. M., Mahkamov, K., Costa, S. C., & Makhkamova, I. (2020). Melting and solidification of PCMs inside a spherical capsule: A critical review. Journal of Energy Storage, 27, Article 101082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2019.101082

To date, numerous phase change materials (PCM) have been developed for application in latent heat storage systems. There are many issues in the process from the development of PCM to using them in storage systems, which should be resolved. The proble... Read More about Melting and solidification of PCMs inside a spherical capsule: A critical review.

Solar Salt Latent Heat Thermal Storage for a Small Solar Organic Rankine Cycle Plant (2019)
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Costa, S., Mahkamov, K., Kenisarin, M., Ismail, M., Lynn, K., Halimic, E., & Mullen, D. (2020). Solar Salt Latent Heat Thermal Storage for a Small Solar Organic Rankine Cycle Plant. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 142(3), Article 031203. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044557

The design of the latent heat thermal storage system (LHTESS) was developed with a thermal capacity of about 100 kW h as a part of small solar plant based on the organic Rankine cycle (ORC). The phase change material (PCM) used is solar salt with the... Read More about Solar Salt Latent Heat Thermal Storage for a Small Solar Organic Rankine Cycle Plant.

Numerical correlation for the pressure drop in Stirling engine heat exchangers (2015)
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Barreno, I., Costa, S., Cordon, M., Tutar, M., Urrutibeascoa, I., Gomez, X., & Castillo, G. (2015). Numerical correlation for the pressure drop in Stirling engine heat exchangers. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 97, 68-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2015.06.014

New correlation equations, to be valid for the pressure drop and heat exchange calculation under the developing transitional reciprocating flow encountered in Stirling heat exchangers are numerically derived. Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) eq... Read More about Numerical correlation for the pressure drop in Stirling engine heat exchangers.

The thermal non-equilibrium porous media modelling for CFD study of woven wire matrix of a Stirling regenerator (2014)
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Costa, S., Barreno, I., Tutar, M., Esnaola, J., & Barrutia, H. (2015). The thermal non-equilibrium porous media modelling for CFD study of woven wire matrix of a Stirling regenerator. Energy Conversion and Management, 89, 473-483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2014.10.019

Different numerical methods can be applied to the analysis of the flow through the Stirling engine regenerator. One growing approach is to model the regenerator as porous medium to simulate and design the full Stirling engine in three-dimensional (3-... Read More about The thermal non-equilibrium porous media modelling for CFD study of woven wire matrix of a Stirling regenerator.

Dynamics of an oscillating Stirling heat pump (2014)
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Barreno, I., Costa, S., Cordon, M., Urrutibeascoa, I., Gomez, X., & Mateos, M. (2014). Dynamics of an oscillating Stirling heat pump. Applied Energy, 136, 704-711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.09.080

In this paper, a promising heat pump based on Stirling technology is examined. Based on the volume variation produced by the oscillating displacement of two pistons, the advantages of this particular system lie in the elimination of a transmission me... Read More about Dynamics of an oscillating Stirling heat pump.

Experimental and numerical flow investigation of Stirling engine regenerator (2014)
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Costa, S., Tutar, M., Barreno, I., Esnaola, J., Barrutia, H., García, D., …Prieto, J. (2014). Experimental and numerical flow investigation of Stirling engine regenerator. Energy, 72, 800-812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2014.06.002

This paper presents both preliminary experimental and numerical studies of pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics of Stirling engine regenerators. A test bench is designed and manufactured for testing different regenerators under oscillating... Read More about Experimental and numerical flow investigation of Stirling engine regenerator.

Numerical study of the heat transfer in wound woven wire matrix of a Stirling regenerator (2014)
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Costa, S., Barrutia, H., Esnaola, J. A., & Tutar, M. (2014). Numerical study of the heat transfer in wound woven wire matrix of a Stirling regenerator. Energy Conversion and Management, 79, 255-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2013.11.055

Nusselt number correlation equations are numerically derived by characterizing the heat transfer phenomena through porous medium of both stacked and wound woven wire matrices of a Stirling engine regenerator over a specified range of Reynolds number,... Read More about Numerical study of the heat transfer in wound woven wire matrix of a Stirling regenerator.

Numerical study of the pressure drop phenomena in wound woven wire matrix of a Stirling regenerator (2012)
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Costa, S., Barrutia, H., Esnaola, J. A., & Tutar, M. (2013). Numerical study of the pressure drop phenomena in wound woven wire matrix of a Stirling regenerator. Energy Conversion and Management, 67, 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2012.10.014

Friction pressure drop correlation equations are derived from a numerical study by characterizing the pressure drop phenomena through porous medium of both types namely stacked and wound woven wire matrices of a Stirling engine regenerator over a spe... Read More about Numerical study of the pressure drop phenomena in wound woven wire matrix of a Stirling regenerator.