This chapter summarizes the recent progress in phase change material (PCM)-based technology for cold chain applications. It covers materials, devices, and applications through integration.
Phase Change Material-Based Thermal Energy Storage for Cold Chain Applications – From Materials to Systems By Yelaman Maksum, Lin Cong, Boyang Zou, Binjian Nie, Siyuan Dai, Yongliang Li, Yanqi Zhao, Bakytzhan Akhmetov, Lige Tong, Li Wang | + 1 More
Phase change cold energy storage materials with approximately constant phase transition temperature and high phase change latent heat have been initially used in the field of cold chain logistics. However, there are few studies on cold chain logistics of aquatic products, and no relevant reviews have been found. Therefore, the research progress of phase change
Energy storage technologies include sensible and latent heat storage. As an important latent heat storage method, phase change cold storage has the effect of shifting peaks and filling valleys and improving energy efficiency, especially for cold chain logistics , air conditioning , building energy saving , intelligent temperature control of human body
As a potential solution, thermal energy storage (TES) system using PCM has lately gained the interest of cold chain industries, following its proven capability in providing substantial energy savings through the reduction of refrigeration load requirements in cold chain systems. PCMs are known as latent heat storage (LHS) materials with abilities to absorb,
Phase change cold storage technology is a kind of technology that utilizes the property of absorbing and releasing heat during the phase change process of phase change materials (PCM) to realize the storage and release of cold energy. The combination of phase change cold storage technology and cold chain logistics equipment can effectively
Phase change material energy storage technology can effectively improve energy efficiency and alleviate environmental deterioration. Therefore, it is widely used in cold chain
Because of the high latent heat of phase change, phase change cold energy storage materials can achieve the approximate constant of specific temperature through phase
Phase change cold storage technology is a kind of technology that utilizes the property of absorbing and releasing heat during the phase change process of phase change materials (PCM) to realize the storage and release of cold energy. The combination of phase change cold storage technology and cold chain logistics equipment can effectively
The phase change temperature and phase change enthalpy increase with the increase of carbon chain, and a series of phase change materials with different phase change temperatures can be obtained. In general, Organic phase change energy storage materials have many advantages, such as thermal and chemical properties are relatively stable, high enthalpy
Phase change energy storage materials are widely used in cold chain transportation To verify the effectiveness of composite phase change material in cold chain transportation, a fruit refrigeration experiment was set up. Specifically, two insulated boxes were made of PU (5 L, China), one holding 324 g of grapes (35 pieces), the other holding 325 g of
A PCM is typically defined as a material that stores energy through a phase change. In this study, they are classified as sensible heat storage, latent heat storage, and thermochemical storage materials based on their heat absorption forms (Fig. 1).Researchers have investigated the energy density and cold-storage efficiency of various PCMs [, , , ].
Cold storage conception and technology attracts extensively interests recent years due to growingly global energy demands and increasingly international carbon emissions ina, as rapidly economic growth of social development and strongly policy support of carbon reduction, leads many researches in fundamental science and advanced engineering
As a key technology of peak cutting and valley filling, phase change cold storage can make cold chain logistics operate in a more low-carbon mode. In this study, phase change cold storage materials used in cold chain logistics and their encapsulation forms are reviewed. At the same time, the research progress on cold storage box (placement of
Phase change cold energy storage materials with approximately constant phase transition temperature and high phase change latent heat have been initially used in the field of cold chain logistics. However, there are few studies on cold chain logistics of aquatic products, and no relevant reviews have been found. Therefore, the research progress of phase change
Energy storage technology is the key to sustainable development. One of its most important forms is thermal energy storage. Thermal energy storage can be divided into thermochemical energy storage, sensible heat storage and latent heat storage (also known as phase change heat storage) .Among them, thermochemical energy storage refers to the
In this study, we present an adaptive multi-temperature control system using liquid-solid phase transitions to achieve highly effective thermal management using a pair of
As the key of cold storage technology, phase change cold storage materials are widely used in the fields of building cooling, heating, peak shifting, valley filling and solar energy. With the development of cold chain logistics, phase change cold storage technology has attracted widespread attention in the logistics industry. In this paper, by
PCMs have significant potential for applications in cold chain transportation, food and pharmaceutical preservation, and thermal management .These materials can provide efficient cold storage solutions by absorbing or releasing thermal energy during phase transitions, effectively maintaining product quality and safety cold chain transportation, PCMs can
Mass production of high-performance phase change cold storage materials toward cold chain logistics is still a major challenge. Herein, self-repairing brine phase change gels (BPCMGs) massively fabricated by
Su et al. reviewed the solid-liquid-phase change materials used in thermal energy storage, as well as their packaging technology and housing materials.Li et al. introduced air conditioners with cold storage, classified research on various cold storage technologies or applications, and introduced in detail these cold storage technologies and
Phase change cold energy storage devices (PCCESDs) that use thermoelectric coolers (TEC) as cooling sources have promising application prospects for alleviating the mismatch between energy supply and demand. Here, a new type of PCCESD based on flat miniature heat pipe arrays (FMHPAs) was designed. The device utilized a TEC as the cooling
Cold chain logistics is an important technology to ensure the quality and preservation of food, drugs and biological samples. In this work, novel brine phase change material gels (BPCMGs) are proposed by loading the eutectic brine in super absorbent polymer (SAP) to realize the highly-efficient cold energy storage towards the cold chain transportation.
The technology of cold energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) can effectively reduce carbon emissions compared with the traditional refrigerated transportation
The phase change cold energy storage materials can achieve the approximate constant of specific temperature through the phase change process. They can meet the requirements of controlled temperature change in cold chain transportation .For the medical and food logistics temperature zone (-20 ∼ 10 °C), phase change cold storage materials
Phase change cold storage, as an emerging low-temperature control strategy, is widely used in the food and drug cold chain due to its green, environmentally friendly, and low energy consumption .Phase change cold storage utilizes phase change materials (PCMs) to store cooling energy by harnessing the latent heat released during their transition from solid
Cryogenic cold storage technology has great potential in the cold chain industry. Phase change cold storage materials can release stored cold energy at low temperatures when exposed to high temperatures, facilitating energy transmission across space and time. Furthermore, employing phase change cold storage technology can effectively
Li et al. reviewed the PCMs and sorption materials for sub-zero thermal energy storage applications from −114 °C to 0 °C. The authors categorized the PCMs into eutectic water-salt solutions and non-eutectic water-salt solutions, discussed the selection criteria of PCMs, analyzed their advantages, disadvantages, and solutions to phase separation,
Although the large latent heat of pure PCMs enables the storage of thermal energy, the cooling capacity and storage efficiency are limited by the relatively low thermal conductivity (∼1 W/(m ⋅ K)) when compared to metals (∼100 W/(m ⋅ K)). 8, 9 To achieve both high energy density and cooling capacity, PCMs having both high latent heat and high thermal
Phase change technology for cold energy storage has the advantages of stable temperature and high energy storage density, and it has great application potential in cold chain logistics. However, how to endow it with shape stability before and after phase change and machinability while maintaining high cold-insulation performance is of great importance for
As a kind of inorganic phase change cold storage material, hydrated salt has been widely studied by scholars in recent years because of its high energy storage density and low cost compared with organic phase change cold storage materials [13, 14].As a typical hydrated salt, CaCl 2 ·6H 2 O (CCH) has a phase change temperature of 29 °C and a latent
Cold thermal energy storage (CTES) based on phase change materials (PCMs) has shown great promise in numerous energy-related applications. Due to its high energy storage density, CTES is able to balance
1. Introduction. Currently, cold chain transportation relies on vapour compression refrigeration cycle which is driven by diesel engines [] ch technology is expensive due to both high fuel and maintenance costs; it also emits a significant amount of CO 2 and particulate matter thus contributing to global warming.. Taking the advantage of the high energy density [] and the
Phase change cold storage materials are equivalent to energy storage warehouses in cold storage, and efficient storage and release of cold energy require the assistance of relevant equipment. Zhao Jianhui [ 109 ] transformed the container into a cold storage for low-temperature transportation of blood, vaccines and other materials.
OM03, organic mixture and Salt hydrates) used in cold storages for vegetables in India to make them energy efficient. Keywords: Cold Storage (CS), Phase Change Material (PCM), Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems (LHTES), HS01, Salt Hydrates and Water. Highlights: 1. To overview of Phase change material for thermal energy storage 2. To
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