The use of phase change material in thermal energy storage system for high temperature applications - A review

Many applications require thermal energy for some or the other processes to be carried out. The process needs to be carried out efficiently and without any variations for which mostly the conventional energy sources are utilized. Further the use of non-conventional energy sources is at its boom in the current era. Considering the need of thermal energy and the ever increasing need to utilize the non-conventional resources the paper tries to review work related to thermal energy storage (TES) system. It also helps in adjusting the fluctuations in load. Phase Change Material (PCM) plays a vital role in the TES system. Solar energy was stored in the PCM during the day time and can be utilized as and when required. The PCM can be used in various ways like fins, encapsulated systems, honeycomb structure etc. The TES can be used associated with chemical heat systems, latent heat, sensible heat. The more useful energy is latent heat. From the review it was summarized that TES (PCM) could be an effective way to store thermal energy for the various fields like, textiles, sugar industries, diary plant, hospitals etc. Thus helping us to move a step towards sustainable manufacturing systems.