High-Temperature Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage
Fundamentals to Applications
- 1st Edition - July 31, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: S. Harikrishnan, Hafiz Muhammad Ali, A D Dhass
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 6 8 7 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 6 8 8 - 7
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Request a sales quoteHigh-Temperature Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage covers the fundamentals, thermal characteristics, measurement, design, and applications of high-temperature phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage, supported by examples and numerical modeling. The differences between low-temperature and high-temperature PCMs are examined with respect to thermophysical properties, phase change properties, and melting/solidification processes, with detailed coverage of how to alter or shorten the phase transition temperature range between melting and solidification, providing routes for the utilization of PCMs for specific high-temperature applications. The book also addresses key challenges, such as the design of PCM containers, phase transition temperature with little deviation, high latent heat capacity, thermal conductivity, viscosity, efficiency, ecocompatibility, and cost.
This book is a valuable resource for researchers, advanced students, and scientists across the areas of energy storage, power generation, energy engineering, thermodynamics, materials science, renewable energy, energy management, mechanical engineering, and chemical engineering as well as engineers, research and development professionals, and other industry personnel with an interest in thermal energy storage design and materials.
- Focuses on high-temperature PCMs for thermal energy storage, with real-life applications
- Provides detailed information on fundamentals, thermal characteristics, measurement, and design
- Addresses key challenges and includes examples, numerical studies, and modeling
Academia: Researchers, advanced students, and scientists in energy storage, power generation, energy engineering, thermodynamics, materials science, renewable energy, energy management, mechanical engineering, and chemical engineering. Industry: Engineers, scientists, R&D professionals, and other industry personnel with an interest in thermal energy storage design and materials.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of tables
- List of figures
- About the authors
- Acknowledgment
- List of symbols and abbreviations
- Chapter One Introduction to thermal energy storage
- Abstract
- 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
- 1.13 Latent TES using PCMs
- 1.14 Extended surfaces
- 1.15 Summary
- References
- Chapter Two Importance of high-temperature energy storage
- Abstract
- 2.1 High-temperature 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
- Abstract
- 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
- Abstract
- 4.1 Heat transfer mechanisms
- 4.2 Aspects that affect PCM’s thermal efficiency
- 4.3 Effect of melting temperature
- 4.4 PCM TC improvements
- 4.5 Enhancement with porous materials
- 4.6 High conductivity nanoparticle dispersion
- 4.7 Summary
- References
- Chapter Five Heat capacities of solid and liquid phases
- Abstract
- 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
- References
- Chapter Six Measurement of thermal properties
- Abstract
- 6.1 Principles of DSCs
- 6.2 Sample preparation
- 6.3 Conventional method
- 6.4 Measurement of thermal properties in latent heat process
- 6.5 Temperature vs viscosity
- 6.6 Summary
- References
- Chapter Seven Containers for high-temperature PCMs
- Abstract
- 7.1 Importance and classification of containers for high-temperature PCMs
- 7.2 Analysis of storage tank
- 7.3 Influence of geometric design of PCM container
- 7.4 Effect of PCM container height
- 7.5 Corrosion test
- 7.6 Metal materials
- 7.7 Summary
- References
- Chapter Eight Numerical study of PCM performance
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 High-temperature heat storage
- 8.3 Thermal conductivity of PCM
- 8.4 Specific heat capacity
- 8.5 Thermal conductivity
- 8.6 Summary
- References
- Chapter Nine TES efficiency
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Analysis
- 9.3 Compressed air adiabatic energy storage
- 9.4 Improving the efficiency of TES systems for high-temperature
- 9.5 Aquifer thermal energy storage
- 9.6 Summary
- References
- Chapter Ten TES applications
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 High-temperature PCMs
- 10.3 Active direct storage systems
- 10.4 Active indirect storage system
- 10.5 Energy storage applications
- 10.6 Medical applications
- 10.7 Pulsed high-power electronics
- 10.8 Space applications
- 10.9 Concentrated solar power system
- 10.10 Integration of TES-CSP system
- 10.11 Summary
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 31, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 388
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443136870
- eBook ISBN: 9780443136887
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S. Harikrishnan
Dr. S. Harikrishnan is currently Professor and Head in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kings Engineering College, Chennai, India. He received his B.E. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the University of Madras, in 2002, and both his M.E. in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineering and Ph.D. at the Faculty Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, in 2007 and 2015 respectively. He has 19 years of experience in teaching and 12 years of research experience. Dr. Harikrishnan is an active researcher in the fields of phase change materials, nanofluids, and supercapacitors. He has published many papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. He is an editorial team member in two Scopus-indexed journals and one SCI-E journal, and has served as the panel session chair, reviewer, and Managing Guest Editor for international conference proceedings.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kings Engineering College, Chennai, IndiaHM
Hafiz Muhammad Ali
Hafiz Muhammad Ali is currently working as an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. He received his doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom, in 2011. He was a postdoc at Water and Energy Laboratory of University of California at Merced, United States, during 2015-16. Dr. Ali is a noted faculty member having thermal sciences, heat transfer, and solar energy as his major areas of interest. His research interests include electronics cooling, condensation, nanofluids, heat transfer devices, and thermal management. He is the recipient of the “Best Young Research Scholar Award” for 2017 in the Engineering category, conferred by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan at the 7th HEC Outstanding Research Award Ceremony. He also had the honor of receiving HEC’s Best Research Paper Award (2013/2014) and Research Productivity Award by Pakistan Council of Science and Technology (2016-17). Apart from his academic duties, he is actively involved with editorial duties in several international journals, notably Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (Springer), International Journal of Thermofluids (Elsevier), Journal Thermal Science, and Journal of Mechanical Engineering.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaAD
A D Dhass
A. D. Dhass received his B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Energy Engineering and Solar Energy in 2005, 2009, and 2018 respectively, from Anna University, Chennai, India. Since 2020, he has been working as Assistant Professor in the Indus Institute of Technology and Engineering (IITE), Indus University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. His areas of research include Solar energy, Heat transfer, and phase change materials.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indus Institute of Technology and Engineering, Indus University, RanchardaRead High-Temperature Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage on ScienceDirect