Thermal Energy Storage Technologies for Sustainability

Thermal Energy Storage Technologies for Sustainability is a broad-based overview describing the state-of-the-art in latent, sensible, and thermo-chemical energy storage systems and their applications across industries. Beginning with a discussion of the efficiency and conservation advantages of balancing energy demand with production, the book goes on to describe current state-of-the art technologies. Not stopping with description, the authors also discuss design, modeling, and simulation of representative systems, and end with several case studies of systems in use.

Autorentext
Dr. S. Kalaiselvam is the Head of the Department of Applied Science and Technology and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Anna University, Chennai. R. Parameshwaran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology & Science-Pilani (BITS-Pilani), Hyderabad Campus, India. His research interests include thermal energy storage, nanomaterials, building energy efficiency, and sustainability

Klappentext
Thermal Energy Storage Technologies for Sustainability is a broad-based overview describing the state-of-the-art in latent, sensible, and thermo-chemical energy storage systems and their applications across industries. Beginning with a discussion of the efficiency and conservation advantages of balancing energy demand with production, the book goes on to describe current state-of-the art technologies. Not stopping with description, the authors also discuss design, modeling, and simulation of representative systems, and end with several case studies of systems in use. Describes how thermal energy storage helps bridge the gap between energy demand and supply, particularly for intermittent power sources like solar, wind, and tidal systems Provides tables, illustrations, and comparative case studies that show applications of TES systems across industries* Includes a chapter on the rapidly developing field of viable nanotechnology-based thermal energy storage systems

Inhalt

1. Energy and Energy Management
2. Energy Storage
3. Thermal Energy Storage Technologies
4. Sensible Thermal Energy Storage
5. Latent Thermal Energy Storage
6. Thermo-Chemical Energy Storage
7. Nanotechnology in Thermal Energy Storage
8. Thermal Energy Storage Systems Design
9. Review on the Modeling and Simulation of Thermal Energy Storage Systems
10. Assessment of Thermal Energy Storage Systems
11. Applications of Thermal Energy Storage Systems

12. Conclusions Appendix I: Unit Conversions

    Appendix II: Thermal Properties of Various Heat Storage Materials

    Appendix III: Rules of Thumb for the Thermal Energy Storage Systems Design

    Appendix IV: Cost and Life Cycle Analysis of Thermal Storage Systems

    Appendix V: Summary of Thermal Energy Storage Systems Installation