Computer modelling and experimental investigation of phase change hysteresis of PCMs: The state-of-the-art review

The present review provides an overview and critical analysis of recently published simulation approaches and experimental studies addressing the phase change hysteresis (PCH) and supercooling (SC) of phase change materials (PCMs). In terms of the enthalpy-temperature h(T) relationships for the solid-liquid phase changes, the PCH is a temperature delay of the h(T) curves between the melting and solidification process, while SC means that...