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A heat pipe is a heattransfer device that combines the principles of both thermal conductivity and phase transition to effectively transfer heat between two solid interfaces at the hot interface of a heat pipe, a liquid in contact with a thermally conductive solid surface turns into a vapor by absorbing heat from that surface. Phase change materials, thermal energy, and the industries they help. Novel shapestabilized phase change materials based on paraffin. The results contribute to a better understanding of the kinetics of the phase transformation in these materials, which helps to develop next. When a pcm freezes, it releases a large amount of energy in the form of latent heat at a relatively constant temperature. They include the commercial processes of metal casting, infiltration of composites, and injection molding of polymers. Structure, stability and relation with their crystalline phase. It is devoted to the numerical simulation of phase change processes. Pcms can smooth daily temperature fluctuations and prevent overheating in buildings. They operate by storing energy at a constant temperature while phase change occurs, for example from solid to a liquid, as illustrated in the center of figure 8.
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