Thermohydraulic modeling of metal foam enhanced phase change materials for latent thermal energy storage. Ghent University
Thermal energy storage (TES) will be a key feature in the evolving energy landscape. However,
conventional storage tanks, using sensible heat, have a low energy density. Phase change
materials (PCM), using latent heat, can achieve far higher energy densities. PCM thermal
conductivity is low however. Therefore it is difficult to achieve high power densities. 3D finned
structures, such as metal foam ...