Xiaohu Yang

Coupled Utilization of Geothermal Energy and Thermal Energy Storage: Current Technologies and Future Prospects

Temporal mismatches between geothermal output and user demand limit resource utilization, whereas thermal energy storage (TES) can decouple heat production from consumption. This review organizes geothermal–TES coupling by resource depth and answers four engineering questions. Fi...

Filling-ratio-dependent heat transfer behavior and machine-learning prediction of hybrid water–paraffin phase change thermal storage

This study investigates interfacial replacement-controlled melting in an immiscible water–paraffin thermal storage system. Unlike conventional phase change storage, in which heat transfer is mainly limited by the low conductivity of phase change material (PCM) and the increasing...