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Energy-efficient concrete roofs for buildings: Integrating macroencapsulated nano-enhanced PCMs for hot climate adaptation

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Direct sunlight on concrete roofs raises interior heat flow and cooling demands. Latent heat storage with phase change materials (PCMs) offers passive cooling, but nanomaterials are needed to improve their low thermal conductivity.
Peerzada Jaffar Abass, S. Muthulingam
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Solidification characteristics of biomass-activated aloe vera PCM in a spherical enclosure for efficient cool thermal energy storage

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
The present work aims to examine the potential of aloe vera liquid (AVL) and activated carbon (AC) as a phase-change material (PCM) for energy efficient cool thermal energy storage (CTES) applications.
A. Sathishkumar, P. Sundaram, K.S. Vignesh, M. Cheralathan, A. Kalaisselvane, Rajendran Prabakaran, Sung Chul Kim   +6 more
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Natural Convection Flow of Nano-encapsulated Phase Change Materials Water Suspension in a Square Enclosure with Dual Heated Circulars [PDF]

Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
Natural convection flow and transferring of heat from nano-encapsulated phase change materials (NEPCM) suspension in square enclosure is investigated numerically.
U. H. M. Isnin, R. Md Kasmani, Zailan Siri, M. S. Asmadi, H. Saleh   +4 more
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Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage: A Bibliometric Analysis

Energies, 2022
The high latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) potential of phase change materials (PCMs) has long promised a step-change in the energy density for thermal storage applications.
Javad Mohammadpour, Ann Lee, Victoria Timchenko, Robert Taylor   +3 more
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Enhanced Roofs for Passive Building Design: A Systematic Review of Thermal and Energy Performance

Applied Research, Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2026.
This systematic review evaluates PCM‐ and NePCM‐integrated roofing systems for passive cooling. PCM roofs reduce heat flux and indoor temperature fluctuations, while NePCMs improve thermal conductivity with latent heat trade‐offs. Hybrid cooling strategies enhance performance, and future challenges in scalability, durability, and practical ...
Peerzada Jaffar Abass, Mohammed Ibrahim
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in nanotechnology in phase change materials and their applications

Materials Today Sustainability
The integration of nanotechnology into phase change materials (PCMs) has substantially advanced thermal energy storage and thermoregulation technologies across diverse sectors, including building construction, electronics cooling, smart textiles, and ...
Md. Abdullah, Mohammad Obayedullah, Md. Abul Khair, Md Habibullah, Md. Nahidul Islam, Delowar Hossain, Md. Shariful Islam Shuvo   +6 more
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Thermal pattern of nano-encapsulated PCM in a lid-driven cavity with presence of a heated body, magnetic field and limited permeability

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023
This study attempts to improve the thermal characteristics of nano-encapsulated phase change materials (NEPCMs) for heating and cooling applications.
Obai younis, Houssem Laidoudi, Aissa Abderrahmane, Abdeldjalil Belazreg, Naef A.A. Qasem, Raad Z. Homod, Yacine khetib, Muhyaddine Rawa, Ahmed M. Hassan   +8 more
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A Review on High‐Temperature Phase‐Change Materials for Waste Heat Recovery: Advances in Materials, System Integration, and Industrial Sustainability

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2026.
This review evaluates recent advancements in high‐temperature phase‐change materials for industrial waste heat recovery above 150°C. Analyzing materials like metallic alloys and molten salts, the study demonstrates that optimized integration can increase recovery efficiency by 20%–40%.
Pietropaolo Morrone, Niccolò Vilotta, Piero Bevilacqua, Angelo Algieri, Krishn Chandra, Teresa Donateo   +5 more
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Tailoring Thermophysical Properties and Multiscale Machine Learning Modeling of 2D Nanomaterial‐Infused Beeswax as a Green NePCM for Sustainable Thermal Management Systems

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, Volume 9, Issue 3, May 2026.
This study develops eco‐friendly two‐dimensional nanoparticle‐enhanced phase change materials (2D NePCMs) using biodegradable beeswax infused with rGO, GO, and MXene nanoparticles. Experimental results demonstrated up to 21.9% enhancement in thermal conductivity with minimal latent heat loss, while machine learning models achieved >95% predictive ...
Abdullah Aziz, Shoaib Anwer, Eiyad Abu‐Nada, Anas Alazzam   +3 more
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Applying explainable artificial intelligence and ensemble boosting based machine learning models in predicting the thermal conductivity of nano enhanced phase change materials

Next Materials
This study attempts the integration of explainable artificial intelligence and ensemble boosting based machine learning framework (XAI-EBBML-F) in predicting the thermal conductivity of nano enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs).
G. Manikandan, S. Senthil Kumar, M. Sridharan   +2 more
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