Table 1 Comparison of the current design with previously published ones.
From: Constant mixing temperature test of a fin-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage
Authors | Design description | PCM (manufacturer) | Tmin/Tmax (°C) | Energy density (kWh m-3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
This work | Fin-tube, PCM on fin-side | RT35HC (Rubitherm) | 15/55 | 64.2 |
Jančík et al.12 | Cylindrically encapsulated PCM | RT35HC (Rubitherm) | 25/55 | 47.6 |
Xu et al.27 | Cylindrically encapsulated PCM | C58 (Climator) | 35/65 | 43.7 |
Zauner et al.26 | Fin-tube, PCM on fin-side | HDPE (Ineos) | 105/155 | 66.3 |
Khan et al.17 | Fin-tube, PCM on fin-side | RT44HC (Rubitherm) | 10/70 | 54.4 |
Kabbara et al.15 | Fin-tube, PCM on fin-side | Lauric acid (Alfa Aesar) | 20/70 | 63.5 |
Nuytten et al.9 | Cylindrically encapsulated PCM | S58 (PCM Products) | 43/73 | 55.1 |
Nuytten et al.9 | Microencapsulated PCM | 52 (Microtek Laboratories) | 37/67 | 45.3 |
