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High-temperature phase change materials for thermal energy storage : fundamentals to applications /

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of thermal energy storage (TES) technologies, covering fundamental principles, different storage systems, and their applications. It delves into various types of TES, such as pumped hydro, aquifer, borehole, and cavern storage, as well as methods like s...

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Main Authors: Harikrishnan, S. (Santhanam) (Author), Ali, Hafiz Muhammad, 1981- (Author), Dhass, A. D. (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2024.
Subjects:
Heat resistant materials.
Energy storage.
Matériaux réfractaires.
Énergie > Stockage.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • High-Temperature Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage: Fundamentals to Applications
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of tables
  • List of figures
  • About the authors
  • Acknowledgment
  • List of symbols and abbreviations
  • Chapter One: Introduction to thermal energy storage
  • 1.1. Thermal energy storage
  • 1.2. Different energy storage systems
  • 1.3. Pumped hydro storage
  • 1.4. Various types of TES
  • 1.5. Underground thermal energy storage
  • 1.6. Aquifer thermal energy storage
  • 1.7. Borehole thermal energy storage
  • 1.8. Cavern thermal energy storage
  • 1.9. Compressed air energy storage
  • 1.10. Small-scale compressed air energy storage
  • 1.11. Energy storage in supercapacitors
  • 1.12. Sensible heat storage systems
  • 1.12.1. Liquid materials
  • 1.12.2. Solid materials
  • 1.12.3. Pros and cons of sensible heat storage
  • 1.13. Latent TES using PCMs
  • 1.13.1. Latent heat storage
  • 1.13.2. Selection of PCMs
  • 1.13.3. Pros and cons of latent heat storage
  • 1.13.4. Chemical heat storage systems
  • 1.13.5. Methods for improving the performance of PCMs
  • 1.14. Extended surfaces
  • 1.14.1. Straight flat fins
  • 1.14.2. Longitudinal fins
  • 1.14.3. Y-oriented triple-fin
  • 1.14.4. Radial fins
  • 1.14.5. Using partial foam
  • 1.15. Summary
  • References
  • Chapter Two: Importance of high-temperature energy storage
  • 2.1. High-temperature energy storage
  • 2.1.1. Pros and cons of high temperature thermal energy storage
  • 2.2. Biomass gasification process
  • 2.3. Organic Rankine cycle
  • 2.4. Solar thermal
  • 2.5. Low-temperature solar thermal energy system
  • 2.6. Medium-temperature solar thermal energy system
  • 2.7. High-temperature solar thermal energy system
  • 2.8. Geothermal power generation
  • 2.9. Thermal energy storage at high temperatures.
  • 2.10. Effect of high-temperature thermal energy on the surroundings
  • 2.11. High-temperature thermal energy harvesting techniques
  • 2.12. Thermoelectric generator
  • 2.13. Energy harvesting using PCMs
  • 2.14. Barriers to storing high temperature thermal energy
  • 2.15. Summary
  • References
  • Chapter Three: PCMs for high-temperature storage
  • 3.1. Need for energy storage at high temperatures
  • 3.2. PCM used in TES
  • 3.3. Different types of PCMs
  • 3.4. Inorganic salt PCMs
  • 3.5. Physical model of PCM
  • 3.6. Salt eutectic compounds
  • 3.7. Metal alloys
  • 3.8. Metallic eutectics
  • 3.9. PCMs with different phase transition temperatures
  • 3.10. Thermophysical properties of PCM
  • 3.11. Effect of heat transfer fluid velocity
  • 3.12. Hybrid PCM
  • 3.13. Solar absorption cooling
  • 3.14. On-site waste heat recovery
  • 3.15. Summary
  • References
  • Chapter Four: Thermal conductivity and viscosity
  • 4.1. Heat transfer mechanisms
  • 4.1.1. Vibration of the lattice and phonon propagation
  • 4.1.2. Phonon-phonon interactions
  • 4.1.3. Phonon-defect scattering
  • 4.1.4. Phonon-boundary scattering
  • 4.2. Aspects that affect PCMs thermal efficiency
  • 4.2.1. Heat capacity
  • 4.2.2. Phonon group velocity
  • 4.2.3. Phonon mean free path
  • 4.2.4. Viscosity
  • 4.3. Effect of melting temperature
  • 4.4. PCM TC improvements
  • 4.5. Enhancement with porous materials
  • 4.6. High conductivity nanoparticle dispersion
  • 4.6.1. Low-density material dispersion
  • 4.6.2. Methods to reduce viscosity in PCM
  • 4.7. Summary
  • References
  • Chapter Five: Heat capacities of solid and liquid phases
  • 5.1. Heat capacity
  • 5.2. Specific heat and latent heat capacity
  • 5.3. High heat capacity of PCM
  • 5.4. Heat energy storage in solid and liquid phases
  • 5.5. Heat transfer in the phase change process
  • 5.6. Addition of fillers to PCMs
  • 5.7. Summary.