A reviewoftheoreticalandexperimentalworktopromotethe
thermalconductivityofthePCMwaspresented.Theneedtopro-
motetheenergycharging/dischargingrateshasbeentheimpetusto
find abetterwaytoenhancethethermalconductivityofPCM.
Focusingonplacementofstationaryhighconductivityadditives/
inserts,thethermalconductivitypromotermaterialshavebeen
carbonmaterials,copper,aluminum,nickel,metalsalt,etc.The
reviewedresearchworkencompassedavarietyofapproachesto
enhancethethermalconductivity,fromeffectivemediummethod
toMDsimulationintheoryandfromcarbonadditivestometal
nanoparticlesinexperiments.Thetraditiontheoreticalmethod
usingeffectivemediumtheoryhaslongbeenestablishedand
developed,numerousresearchhasusedittoseeiftheexperimental
resultscanbe fit forthetheoreticalresults.Avarietyofthermal
conductivityinserts/additiveshavebeendiscussed.
Models suitedforeachapplicationcircumstancesmustbe
brought outtopredictthethermalbehavior.Inpracticalapplica-
tions, significant advancesofthermalconductivityarestillneeded
to makeitsufficiently efficient inmeetingtherequirementsof
most marketapplications.Exceptforcarbon/metalpromoters,
other novelthermalconductivityenhancementmaterialsare
meant tobediscovered.Andsystematicevaluationfordifferent
promotematerialsandmanufactureprocessesarelookingforward
to bepresentedtohelpwiththeheattransferofthePCMfor
thermal storage.