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Advanced materials based thermally enhanced phase change materials
Advanced Materials-based Thermally Enhanced Phase Change Materials: Fundamentals and Applications focuses on the use of advanced materials to enhance the thermal characteristics of phase change materials used to maximize heat transfer rate and thermal storage capability of PCMs. The book covers the various aspects of PCMs through characteristics and preparation to heat transfer enhancement with an emphasis on prominent applications. It progresses from a brief history to a literature review, definitions, recent advances, preparation techniques, thermophysical properties and heat transfer characteristics with mathematical models, performance-affecting factors, and applications and challenges of PCMs in manufacturing. This powerful tool for researchers and energy engineers offers cutting-edge materials advances, analysis and applications of phase change materials in manufacturing.
Intro -- Advanced Materials-based Thermally Enhanced Phase Change Materials -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgment -- Chapter One: Introduction to phase change materials -- Highlights -- 1. Introduction -- 2. How PCMs work? -- 3. Questions before selecting PCM -- 3.1. Matching the operating temperature of the energy storage system and the phase change temperature of the PCM -- 3.2. The capacity of latent heat and density -- 3.3. Thermal conductivity -- 3.4. Supercooling of PCMs -- 3.5. Other important properties when selecting a PCM
4. Types and classification of PCMs -- 5. PCMs in hybrid energy storage systems -- 6. Application of PCMs -- 6.1. Application in thermal packaging -- 6.2. Application in textile industry -- 6.3. Application in buildings -- 6.3.1. Active energy storage systems in buildings -- 6.3.2. Passive energy storage systems in buildings -- 6.4. Application in the automotive industry -- 6.5. Application in refrigeration -- 7. Application of nanotechnology in PCM -- 8. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter Two: Synthesis and characterization of PCMs -- Highlights -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Phase change material
2.1. Types of phase change materials -- 3. Synthesis of PCM -- 3.1. Synthesis of nanoenhanced phase change material -- 4. PCM characterization techniques -- 4.1. Differential scanning calorimetry -- 4.2. Thermogravimetric analysis -- 4.3. Melting and freezing points of PCM -- 4.4. Fusion enthalpy -- 4.5. PCM thermal conductivity -- 4.6. Stability and durability of PCM -- 4.7. Thermal expansion -- 4.8. Particle size and distribution -- 4.9. Aging and degradation -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter Three: Thermophysical properties of PCMs -- 1. Phase change materials and their uses
2. Storage options for energy and categorization of PCMs -- 2.1. Storage options for energy -- 2.1.1. Sensible heat storage (SHS) -- 2.1.2. Latent heat storage (LHS) -- 2.2. Categorization of PCMs -- 2.2.1. Organic PCM -- 2.2.2. Inorganic PCM -- 2.2.3. Eutectic PCM -- 3. PCMs features -- 3.1. Thermal conductivity (TC) and heat balance -- 3.2. Incompatibility and leakage of the liquid phase -- 3.3. Chemical composition and chemical structure -- 3.4. Supercooling -- 4. Benefits and drawbacks of PCMs -- 5. Various uses of PCMs at a variety of temperatures -- References
Chapter Four: Advanced materials for PCMs -- 1. Explanation of phase change materials(PCMs) -- 1.1. Overview and explanation -- 1.2. Categories and properties of PCM -- 1.3. Various ranges of PCM temperature -- 2. Novel usages of phase change materials -- 2.1. Solar collectors in the flat plate style -- 2.2. Solar collector in the evacuated tube style -- 2.3. Solar stills -- 2.4. Thermal electricity with the suns power -- 2.5. Solar absorption-equipped chillers -- 2.6. Air conditioning units -- 2.7. Concentrated collector -- 2.8. Solar air and water heating system