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. This book covers the various aspects of PCMs through characteristics and preparation to heat transfer enhancement with emphasis on prominent applications.
This book will progress from cover brief history, 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.
A powerful tool for researchers and energy engineers, Advanced Materials-based Thermally Enhanced Phase Change Materials: Fundamentals and Applications offers cutting-edge materials advances, analysis and applications of phase change materials in manufacturing.
1. Chapter One : Introduction to phase change materials - p. Page x 2. Chapter Two : Synthesis and characterization of PCMs - p. Page 16 3. Chapter Three : Thermophysical properties of PCMs - p. Page 32 4. Chapter Four : Advanced materials for PCMs - p. Page 56 5. Chapter Five : Nanoparticles dispersed in PCMs - p. Page 98 6. Chapter Six : Metal foam-based PCM - p. Page 126 7. Chapter Seven : Phase-change material (PCM) thermophysical property improvement by nanoparticles - p. Page 186 8. Chapter Eight : Environmental and economic impacts of PCM utilization - p. Page 213 9. Chapter Nine : Critical analysis of PCM performance - p. Page 236 10. Chapter Ten : Application of artificial intelligence techniques for heat exchanger predictions in food industry - p. Page 264 11. Chapter Eleven : Melting transport enhancement of nanoparticle-enhanced latent heat thermal energy storage system under influence of non-uniform magnetic field induced by two variable sources - p. Page 318 12. Index - p. Page 357
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. This book covers the various aspects of PCMs through characteristics and preparation to heat transfer enhancement with emphasis on prominent applications.
This book will progress from cover brief history, 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.
A powerful tool for researchers and energy engineers, Advanced Materials-based Thermally Enhanced Phase Change Materials: Fundamentals and Applications offers cutting-edge materials advances, analysis and applications of phase change materials in manufacturing.
1. Chapter One : Introduction to phase change materials - p. Page x 2. Chapter Two : Synthesis and characterization of PCMs - p. Page 16 3. Chapter Three : Thermophysical properties of PCMs - p. Page 32 4. Chapter Four : Advanced materials for PCMs - p. Page 56 5. Chapter Five : Nanoparticles dispersed in PCMs - p. Page 98 6. Chapter Six : Metal foam-based PCM - p. Page 126 7. Chapter Seven : Phase-change material (PCM) thermophysical property improvement by nanoparticles - p. Page 186 8. Chapter Eight : Environmental and economic impacts of PCM utilization - p. Page 213 9. Chapter Nine : Critical analysis of PCM performance - p. Page 236 10. Chapter Ten : Application of artificial intelligence techniques for heat exchanger predictions in food industry - p. Page 264 11. Chapter Eleven : Melting transport enhancement of nanoparticle-enhanced latent heat thermal energy storage system under influence of non-uniform magnetic field induced by two variable sources - p. Page 318 12. Index - p. Page 357
