Description
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
Table of Contents
- Energy and Energy Management- Energy Storage- Thermal Energy Storage Technologies- Sensible Thermal Energy Storage- Latent Thermal Energy Storage- Thermo-Chemical Energy Storage- Nanotechnology in Thermal Energy Storage- Thermal Energy Storage Systems Design- Review on the Modeling and Simulation of Thermal Energy Storage Systems- Assessment of Thermal Energy Storage Systems- Applications of Thermal Energy Storage Systems- ConclusionsAppendix I: Unit ConversionsAppendix II: Thermal Properties of Various Heat Storage MaterialsAppendix III: Rules of Thumb for the Thermal Energy Storage Systems DesignAppendix IV: Cost and Life Cycle Analysis of Thermal Storage SystemsAppendix V: Summary of Thermal Energy Storage Systems Installation
