Heat transfer in phase change materials for integrated batteries and power electronics systems
An integrated batteries and power electronics system has great potential in improving the compactness, flexibility and multifunctionality in electrical vehicles. However, it needs to overcome thermal...
Trident™ Thermal Conductivity Application Highlight: Characterizing Performance of a Thermal Adhesive for EV Battery Packs
The following Application Highlight addresses the measurement of both an uncured and cured thermal adhesive material using the Modified Transient Plane Source (MTPS) method in collaboration with HB...
Trident™ Thermal Conductivity Application Highlight: Characterizing Thermal Performance of Self-Adhesive Tapes for EV Battery Applications
The following Application Highlight addresses the measurement of self-adhesive tapes using the Modified Transient Plane Source (MTPS) method in collaboration with tesa tapes.
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Effect of graphite fin on heat transfer enhancement of rectangular shell and tube latent heat storage
Abstract: Graphite is a promising material for application in thermal storage systems owing to its high thermal conductivity and extreme lightweight. In the current study, research on rectangular...
Experimental and computational analysis of packed-bed thermal energy storage tank designed for adiabatic compressed air energy storage system
Abstract: The growing importance of decarbonization and renewable energy sources to national power systems has brought about a need to implement large-scale energy storage technology. Adiabatic...
Thermal Modeling of Driver/Seat Interfaces in Automotive Applications
Abstract: A thermophysical model of the dynamic interactions between an automobile driver and a heated seat is presented. The model uses the experimentally measured averaged load distributions to...
Innovative Design of a Thermal Battery: Influence of Carbon Nanotubes Concentration on Thermal Storage Characteristics
Abstract: Innovative design of a thermal battery resembling the solar thermal receiver is introduced. The fully connected aluminum meshes and the phase change material (NaCO3) with the presence of...
Energy harvesting and storage blocks based 3D oriented expanded graphite and stearic acid with high thermal conductivity for solar thermal application
Abstract: Photothermal conversion and storage of organic solid-liquid phase change materials (PCMs) show huge potential in conquering discontinuous solar irradiation. It remains a challenge to...
Thermal Management in Electric Vehicles
C-Therm Technologies has been leading in the thermal management in electric vehicles by the optimization of using thermal conductivity measurements. As the climate crisis accelerates, electric...