Phase Change Slurries for Cooling and Storage: An Overview of Research Trends and Gaps

Emiliano Borri (), Nan Hua, Adriano Sciacovelli, Dawei Wu, Yulong Ding, Yongliang Li, Vincenza Brancato, Yannan Zhang, Andrea Frazzica, Wenguang Li, Zhibin Yu, Yanio E. Milian, Svetlana Ushak, Mario Grageda and Luisa F. Cabeza ()
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Emiliano Borri: GREiA Research Group, Universitat de Lleida, Pere de Cabrera s/n, 25001 Lleida, Spain
Nan Hua: Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Adriano Sciacovelli: Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Dawei Wu: Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Yulong Ding: Kelvin Thermotech Ltd., Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham B72 1BF, UK
Yongliang Li: Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Vincenza Brancato: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate Per l’Energia “Nicola Giordano”—Via S. Lucia Sopra Contesse, 5-98126 Messina, Italy
Yannan Zhang: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate Per l’Energia “Nicola Giordano”—Via S. Lucia Sopra Contesse, 5-98126 Messina, Italy
Andrea Frazzica: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate Per l’Energia “Nicola Giordano”—Via S. Lucia Sopra Contesse, 5-98126 Messina, Italy
Wenguang Li: School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Zhibin Yu: School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Yanio E. Milian: Department of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing and Center for Advanced Study of Lithium and Industrial Minerals (CELiMIN), Universidad de Antofagasta, Campus Coloso, Av. Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta 02800, Chile
Svetlana Ushak: Department of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing and Center for Advanced Study of Lithium and Industrial Minerals (CELiMIN), Universidad de Antofagasta, Campus Coloso, Av. Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta 02800, Chile
Mario Grageda: Department of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing and Center for Advanced Study of Lithium and Industrial Minerals (CELiMIN), Universidad de Antofagasta, Campus Coloso, Av. Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta 02800, Chile
Luisa F. Cabeza: GREiA Research Group, Universitat de Lleida, Pere de Cabrera s/n, 25001 Lleida, Spain

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 19, 1-17

Abstract: Phase change slurries (PCSs) have great potential as both a heat transfer fluid and an energy storage medium for cooling processes, cold energy storage, and cold energy transportation due to desirable thermophysical properties. One of the major benefits of PCSs compared to pure phase change materials is their fluidity, thus making them cooled or heated by a heat exchanger, pumped through pipes, discharged, and stored directly in a thermal energy storage tank. The use of encapsulated phase change slurries and gas hydrate slurry has thus attracted considerable interest as reflected in the literature with a rising number of publications and institutions involved in the area. The use of bibliometric techniques has found a recent interest in the literature to define the progress of different scientific topics and inspire researchers to identify novelties. In this paper, bibliometric analysis and a detailed systematic review are carried out to show the state-of-the-art development of PCSs for cooling applications. Research gaps and hotspots are identified to help define future perspectives on this topic.

Keywords: phase change slurry; gas hydrate slurry; cooling; transport; thermal energy storage; bibliometric analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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