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Multifunctional phase change materials : fundamentals, properties and applications /

Multifunctional Phase Change Materials: Fundamentals, Properties and Applications updates on phase change materials (PCMs) used for the storage of thermal energy as sensible and latent heat. This class of materials is the subject of intensive research, both fundamental and applied, as they substanti...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Pielichowska, Kinga (ditor), Pielichowski, Krzysztof (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Woodhead Publishing, [2023]
Series:Woodhead Publishing series in composites science and engineering.
Subjects:
Heat storage.
Heat storage devices > Materials.
Chaleur > Stockage.
Chaleur > Stockage > Appareils et matériel > Matériaux.
Heat storage
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • 1. Thermal energy storage methods
  • 2. Classification of phase change materials
  • 3. Low and high-temperature phase change materials
  • 4. Microencapsulation of thermochromic color switching and phase change materials
  • 5. Photoluminescence PCMs and their potential for thermal adaptive textiles
  • 6. Phase change materials (PCMs) in photocatalysis
  • 7. PCMs in glazing and shading solutions
  • 8. Phase change materials in photovoltaic systems
  • 9. Shape-stabilized and form-stable PCMs
  • 10. PCMs in biomedical applications
  • 11. Smart textiles with PCMs for thermoregulation
  • 12. Phase change materials (PCMs) in bulidings
  • 13. Phase change materials in chemical and process engineering
  • 14. Cooling packing and cold energy storage
  • 15. Future trends
  • Index.