Phase change materials (PCMs) serve as the functional medium in latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems, where their thermophysical properties directly dictate system performance. However, most commercial PCMs exhibit low thermal conductivity (0.2–5.0 W/m·K), which limits heat transfer rates and reduces charging–discharging efficiency. In addition, modest specific and latent heat capac…
Vat photopolymerization additive manufacturing enables fabrication of highly complex geometries but remains underutilized for thermal and mass transfer applications because of limited functional printable materials and experimentally validated device designs. This dissertation advances the application of vat photopolymerization through the development of microencapsulated phase change material co…
Scientific Reports, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-41825-4 Multi-scale hybrid composites of erythritol/diatomite/GNP for enhanced thermal energy storage: experimental and machine learning optimization
This work investigates desalination salt thermal energy storage (TES) using a benchtop air-to-salt module and a complementary CFD study of an electro-thermal concept with embedded electrical heaters. Experiments were conducted at inlet air temperatures of 200, 300, and 400 °C for charging, storage, and discharge performance of the TES module. Dimensionless analysis using the Fourier number captur…
