REVIEW OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS IN HEAT TRANSFER APPLICATIONS

Phase change materials (PCMs) are used in latent heat thermal energy storage, which is a
practical solution to the imbalance between energy supply and demand. However, it has a leakage
issue and poor thermal conductivity. The recent experimental and numerical studies on phase
change heat transfer are reviewed in this study. It turns out that the most popular PCM and porous
support in the present experiments are metal foam and paraffin. The development of numbers is
examined from the perspective of several simulation techniques. In addition, research on phase
change heat transfer and material preparation is lacking. This analysis concludes by outlining
potential future research areas for phase change heat transfer in porous ss-PCMs.