Iacob-Tudose Eugenia Teodora, Mamaliga Ioan, Iosub Alexandru Vasilica
Department of Chemical Engineering, "Cristofor Simionescu" Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, 73 Prof. Dr. Docent D. Mangeron Blvd, 700050 Iasi, Romania.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2021 Dec 16;11(12):3415. doi: 10.3390/nano11123415.
Thermal energy storage materials (TES) are considered promising for a large number of applications, including solar energy storage, waste heat recovery, and enhanced building thermal performance. Among these, nanoemulsions have received a huge amount of attention. Despite the many reviews published on nanoemulsions, an insufficient number concentrate on the particularities and requirements of the energy field. Therefore, we aim to provide a review of the measurement, theoretical computation and impact of the physical properties of nanoemulsions, with an integrated perspective on the design of thermal energy storage equipment. Properties such as density, which is integral to the calculation of the volume required for storage; viscosity, which is a decisive factor in pressure loss and for transport equipment power requirements; and thermal conductivity, which determines the heating/cooling rate of the system or the specific heat directly influencing the storage capacity, are thoroughly discussed. A comparative, critical approach to all these interconnected properties in pertinent characteristic groups, in close association with the practical use of TES systems, is included. This work aims to highlight unresolved issues from previous investigations as well as to provide a summary of the numerical simulation and/or application of advanced algorithms for the modeling, optimization, and streamlining of TES systems.
热能存储材料（TES）被认为在众多应用中具有广阔前景，包括太阳能存储、废热回收以及提升建筑热性能。其中，纳米乳液受到了大量关注。尽管已经发表了许多关于纳米乳液的综述，但关注能源领域特殊性和要求的综述数量不足。因此，我们旨在从热能存储设备设计的综合视角，对纳米乳液物理性质的测量、理论计算及其影响进行综述。诸如密度（它是计算存储所需体积不可或缺的因素）、粘度（它是压力损失以及运输设备功率需求的决定性因素）和热导率（它决定系统的加热/冷却速率或直接影响存储容量的比热容）等性质都得到了深入讨论。本文还包括对所有这些相互关联性质在相关特征组中的比较性、批判性探讨，并紧密结合TES系统的实际应用。这项工作旨在突出以往研究中未解决的问题，并总结用于TES系统建模、优化和简化的先进算法的数值模拟和/或应用情况。
