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Phase change memory (PCM) is a rapidly growing technology that not only offers advancements in storage-class memories but also enables in-memory data storage and processing towards overcoming the von Neumann bottleneck. In PCMs, the primary…

Latent Thermal Energy Storages (LTES) can store thermal energy in a narrow temperature range. Therefore, they are favorable for integration into Rankine-based Carnot Batteries. For the design of such systems, simulations based on accurate…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-08 Lauritz Zendel , Chiara Springer , Frank Dammel , Peter Stephan

This work expands on our recently introduced low Mach enthalpy method [1] for simulating the melting and solidification of a phase change material (PCM) alongside (or without) an ambient gas phase. The method captures PCM's volume change…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-03-11 Ramakrishnan Thirumalaisamy , Amneet Pal Singh Bhalla

Phase change memory (PCM) relies on a reversible transition between amorphous and crystalline states of a material, and stands as a promising candidate for next-generation, energy-efficient data storage and neuromorphic hardware. Here, we…

In this work, we develop a combined convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and finite element method (FEM) to examine the effective thermal properties of composite phase change materials (CPCMs) consisting of paraffin and copper foam. In this…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-03-25 Felix Kolodziejczyk , Bohayra Mortazavi , Timon Rabczuk , Xiaoying Zhuang

Polyurethane (PU) is an ideal thermal insulation material due to its excellent thermal properties. The incorporation of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) capsules into Polyurethane (PU) has been shown to be effective in building envelopes. This…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-08-28 Bokai Liu , Weizhuo Lu , Xiaoyue Hu , Chao Zhang , Cuixia Wang , Yilin Qu , Thomas Olofsson

Phase change materials (PCMs) hold considerable promise for thermal energy storage applications. However, designing a PCM system to meet specific performance presents a formidable challenge, given the intricate influence of multiple factors…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-07-23 Min Li , Lailai Zhu

This work investigates the extent to which phase change material (PCM) in the building's envelope can be used as an alternative to battery storage systems to increase self-consumption of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) generation. In…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-11 Zahra Rahimpour , Gregor Verbic , Archie C. Chapman

Thermal Energy Storage (TES) using Phase Change Materials (PCMs) represents a critical technology for sustainable energy management and grid stability. This study presents a novel Physics-Driven Deep Learning (PDDL) framework for modeling…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-12-02 Meraj Hassanzadeh , Ehsan Ghaderi , Fatemeh Fatahi , Mohamad Ali Bijarchi

Phase change memory (PCM) is an emerging data storage technology, however its programming is thermal in nature and typically not energy-efficient. Here we reduce the switching power of PCM through the combined approaches of filamentary…

Latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) has been recommended as an effective technology to the thermal management system of space exploration for its excellent ability of storing thermal energy. However, it is well known that the low…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-04-30 Kun He , Ben Ma , Lei Wang

This work proposes an extension of phase change and latent heat models for the simulation of metal powder bed fusion additive manufacturing processes on the macroscale and compares different models with respect to accuracy and numerical…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-09-07 Sebastian D. Proell , Wolfgang A. Wall , Christoph Meier

Polyurethane (PU) possesses excellent thermal properties, making it an ideal material for thermal insulation. Incorporating Phase Change Materials (PCMs) capsules into Polyurethane (PU) has proven to be an effective strategy for enhancing…

Computational Physics · Physics 2023-11-17 Bokai Liu , Yizheng Wang , Timon Rabczuk , Thomas Olofsson , Weizhuo Lu

This paper deals with the empirical validation of a building thermal model using a phase change material (PCM) in a complex roof. A mathematical model dedicated to phase change materials based on the heat apparent capacity method was…

This work is an experimental and numerical study of the thermal performance of building envelope structures incorporating a solid-solid phase change material (S-S PCM), consisting in a cross-linked polyurethane designated as PUX-1500-20.…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-11-29 Qiong Ye , L Ba , G T M Nguyen , R Absi , B A Ledésert , G Dosseh , R L Hebert

This work addresses the modelling, power control, and optimization of a thermal energy storage (TES) system combined with a vapour-compression refrigeration facility based on phase change materials (PCM). Given a novel design of a PCM-based…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-07 D. Rodríguez , G. Bejarano , M. Vargas , J. M. Lemos , M. G. Ortega

The switchable optical and electrical properties of phase change materials (PCMs) are finding new applications beyond data storage in reconfigurable photonic devices. However, high power heat pulses are needed to melt-quench the material…

Phase change material based thermal energy storage has many current and potential applications in the heating and cooling of buildings, battery and electronics thermal management, thermal textiles, and dry cooling of power plants. However,…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-10-23 Drew Lilley , Jonathan Lau , Chris Dames , Sumanjeet Kaur , Ravi Prasher

Optimal cooling that minimises thermal gradients and the average temperature is essential for enhanced battery safety and health. This work presents a new modelling approach for battery cells of different shapes by integrating Chebyshev…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-26 Godwin K. Peprah , Yicun Huang , Torsten Wik , Faisal Altaf , Changfu Zou

In recent years, the energy consumption of computing systems has increased and a large fraction of this energy is consumed in main memory. Towards this, researchers have proposed use of non-volatile memory, such as phase change memory…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2013-09-17 Sparsh Mittal